2nd Edition

Educating Children and Young People with Acquired Brain Injury

By Sue Walker, Beth Wicks Copyright 2018
186 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Educating Children with Acquired Brain Injury is an authoritative resource book on the effects of brain injury on young people and how educators can understand and support their needs. This new edition has been updated to reflect changes to legislation and practice relating to special educational needs and will enable you to maximise the learning opportunities for young people with acquired... Read more

Introduction  1. Understanding the developing brain   2. What happens in brain injury?  3. Why does ABI provoke different special educational needs?  4. Most common areas of difficulty provoked by ABI  5. Planning school and college integration or reintegration  6. Assessment of children and young people with ABI  7. Understanding and supporting behaviour changes  8. Social supports  9. Planning educational provision  10. Classroom strategies  11. Transitions  12. Working with families  13. Mild traumatic brain injury (and sports concussion)  Useful organisations and resources

Biography

Sue Walker is an Educational Psychologist specialising in the needs of children with acquired brain injury.

Beth Wicks is an Education Consultant specialising in the needs of students with acquired brain injury.