A comprehensive manual that offers practical hands-on information for those involved in the education of students with brain injury. The early chapters of this text provide an overview of brain injury including the various methods of identification and diagnosis. The middle chapters of An Educational Challenge focus on the cognitive, academic and behavioral issues following brain injury and provide practical techniques for remediation within the educational setting. In addition, suggestions are offered to teachers in relation to the emotional responses they may have toward teaching these students. The final section focuses on preparing the student for a vocation and entering the community as a productive individual.

While many educators are knowledgeable in the management of students with physical disabilities, students with a traumatic brain injury present a unique challenge because their physical limitations often are accompanied by cognitive and behavioral changes that add another dimension to their physical management. This much needed text provides information on how the residual effects of brain injury relate to an individual's physical abilities in an educational setting. A variety of strategies is provided to assist school personnel, accompanied by illustrative case studies of students in the preschool, elementary, middle school and high school levels. The appendix includes several reproducible forms and checklists.