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Trauma Informed Teaching Practices For Students Who Have Experienced Developmental Trauma, Chelsea Zettler

Culminating Projects in Special Education

The effects of developmental trauma on the social and emotional development of students include their academic and social performance in school. “Developmental trauma is the exposure to multiple traumatic events during childhood which result in developmental challenges” (Ko et al., 2008, p. 399). These developmental challenges manifest behaviorally and cognitively. The incidence of trauma experiences in children continues to increase. While a plethora of studies indicate the presence of trauma experiences in children, fewer studies offer effective strategies for working with children who have experienced trauma.

Trauma informed teaching (Crosby, 2015) was identified as an effective strategy for working with …