Educating students with TBI: themes and recommendations.
Ten educational consultants and researchers, each with extensive experience working with children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in school settings, identified seven themes related to serving this population in public schools. These themes are discussed under the headings (1) incidence of TBI and prevalence of persistent educational disability, (2) diversity and central tendencies within the population, (3) assessment, (4) intervention and support in school settings, (5) training and support for educators, (6) intervention and support for families, and (7) systems change and flexibility. For each theme, a set of recommendations is provided, forming an educational research and policy agenda for pediatric TBI.
Department of Communication Disorders, College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, USA. ylvisakm@mail.strose.edu
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Ylvisaker
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Todis
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Glang
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Urbanczyk
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Franklin
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DePompei
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Feeney
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Maxwell
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Pearson
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Tyler
D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000193:education*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008282:Mainstreaming, Education; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology