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  These are just some of the strategies that my daughter found helpful in school after her traumatic brain injury.  I suggest and encourage every parent to make a list of strategies that their son or daughter uses at home and in school.  You know your child better than anyone.  Share this information with staff at school to help them understand how to help your child.

• Provide structure and consistency in all settings. 
• Assign a “buddy” to travel in hallways and the cafeteria.
• Teach the buddy how to give prompts for homework assignments and to get needed supplies.
• Use a memory system to serve as a communication tool between home and school, outline homework assignments, daily schedule and locker information.
• Present information at a slower pace and monitor level of understanding.
• Give directions using more than one modality.
• Avoid abstract, figurative language.
• Assign a seat close to the teacher to maintain and redirect attention.
• Use gestures, visual cues, pictures and hands-on demonstrations.
• Be systematic in instruction; categorize or group information, work in sequence and use task analysis. Provide a time for mental and emotional rest.
• Allow for repetition and review.
• Give deliberate instruction for study skills and problem solving.
• Modify tests: reduce items, transform essay questions to short answers with a word bank or multiple choice format.
• Accommodate fatigue and endurance by considering the length of day, physical needs and architectural barriers.