BRAIN INJURY

Brain Injury

It is important to note that in basic terms, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) seeks to bring together all stakeholders in efforts to ensure that the educational needs of children presenting with various disabilities are sufficiently addressed. The said stakeholders could be inclusive of, but they are not limited to the childs parents (or guardians), teachers, academic institution administrators, the various support workers, and students themselves. A student reentering school following traumatic brain injury rehabilitation could be eligible for special education. This is more so the case given that under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), traumatic brain injury happens to be one of the diagnostic categories (Smith, Polloway, Doughty, Patton, and Dowdy, 2016). It should, however, be noted that in this case, the needs of the learner...

Towards this end, the childs parents can ensure that the relevant persons (such as education institution principal and special education personnel) have access to...…for learners presenting with motor problems.

In effect, the development of an IEP would call for team approach. Insights garnered from all the stakeholders would come in handy in the development of the most viable accommodations for the learner. Accommodations could be deployed in class and during tests. For instance, in the the classroom realm, the learner could be granted preferential seating. Efforts could also be made to ensure that the learner is not exposed to scenarios deemed high pressure. In test environments, there would be need to, for instance, ensure an ideal environment (i.e. with minimal distractions), and grant additional time…