Epilepsy is neither an illness or a disease, but rather a tendency of the brain to be triggered to cause a spasm, a seizure or a fit. This book provides advice on effective teaching and learning strategies that can be used in the classroom to help students with epilepsy. It is useful for teachers, trainees, SENCOs and teaching assistants.
Über den Autor
Dr Gill Parkinson is Head of Profound Disability & Multi Sensory Impairment Programmes in the Educational Support and Inclusion Department at Manchester University. Mike Johnson is Lecturer in the Institute of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface Acknowledgements 1Faints, Fits and Funny Feelings 2Does this child have a problem? 3What next? 4Seizure management while the child is at school 5Thinking, learning and behaviour 6It's a child's life - quality of life issues Glossary of key terms Directory
Klappentext
Epilepsy is neither an illness or a disease, but rather a tendency of the brain to be triggered to cause a spasm, a seizure or a fit. This book provides advice on effective teaching and learning strategies that can be used in the classroom to help students with epilepsy. It is useful for teachers, trainees, SENCOs and teaching assistants.
Highly experienced authors - they co-authored the best-selling, Epilepsy: A Practical Guide a couple of years ago.
