SPED 3100

Group Project Summaries

Ashley Kania

Group 5
Traumatic Brain Injury
The brain has an important function
*video on different aspects of brain
TBI
o Caused by external force
o 3 types
Mild
Moderate- good recovery with treatment
Severe- open head injuries, most life threatening
Children 0-4, teens 15-19 are at greatest risk for suffering from TBI
Characteristics
o LD
o Communication disorder
o EBD
o ID
o OHI
Causes
o Falls
o Automobile accidents
o Sports/recreation- bicycle
o Assaults (shaken baby syndrome)
Common difficulties
o Attention
o Memory
o Reason and problem solving
o Word retrieval difficulties
o Expressive speech or language problems
o Affects motor abilities
Teacher tips
o Reduce distraction
o Divide work
o Color code materials
o Written schedules
o Oral and written instruction
o Teach students to use self-reminders (post-its, calendars, etc..)