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Each year one child in every five hundred children under the age of nineteen is hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury. ... However, the fact is that schools are not properly prepared to handle the needs of children with traumatic brain injury. Therefore, changes have to be made in schools to serve children who are recovering from traumatic brain injury. Programs specifically for children with traumatic brain injury need to be created and educators need to be trained on leading these programs.
According to the National Head Injury Foundation, a traumatic brain injury is, “an insult to the brain caused by an external force” (qtd. ... This can be caused by many different situations such as a motor vehicle accident, child abuse, a fall, or a sport injury. Nevertheless, whether a blow to the head the head hitting a stationery object or penetration of a foreign object causes the injury, it still affects the child’s development and education.
Doelling states that the effects of traumatic brain injury in children can be seen in six different areas. ... This area and the area of academic effects are the ones that most greatly affect a child’s education. ... Children with traumatic brain injury may also have difficulties in the area of communication.
Approximate Word count = 1039
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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