TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

A TBI is an acquired brain injury caused by a sudden trauma
that causes damage to the brain. The impact disrupts normal
brain function and effects cognitive, thinking, and learning
skills. There are three levels of traumatic brain injury: mild,
moderate, and severe. The most common causes of TBI include
falls, vehicle accidents, struck by an object, and sports.
Strategies
Reinforce lengthening periods of attention to appropriate tasks.
Use effectively stated request or precise commands
Demonstrate new tasks,
Organization
Following Direction
Attention/ Concentration
Reduce distractions in the student's work area (i.e., have the
student remove extra pencils, books)
Ask the student to summarize information orally that has just
been presented
Use cue words to alert the student to pay attention (e.g., "listen,"
"look," "name")