Curated OER
Reading Comprehension 2: Level 12
Ever heard of CTE? A passage about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) provides the text for a reading comprehension check. The subject matter is sure to engage your readers and the questions, based on the passage, assess whether high...
National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page
Description of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to a coma. Discusses what TBI is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might look like, and research that is being done in the movie.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Traumatic Brain Injury
A fact page on traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) provides facts and statistics on the occurrences of TBIs, what causes TBIs, and prevention strategies.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: Traumatic Brain Injury
This resource provides information about traumatic brain injuries, and how to receive help if needed.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: Traumatic Brain Injury
This resource provides information about traumatic brain injuries, and how to receive help if needed.
Other
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Directory [Pdf]
A 330-page book from the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center that covers every aspect involved in Traumatic Brain Injury and the resources available to them in California. (Published 2006)
Other
Students With Traumatic Brain Injury [Pdf]
A helpful PDF article on meeting the needs of students who suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The article provides a personal story, definition, and characteristics of TBI, and outlines specific classroom strategies and helpful...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Language Deficits and Traumatic Brain Injury
Read this passage and study the chart to complete a five-question quiz on language deficits and traumatic brain injury.
Other
Brain Line: Traumatic Brain Injury
Information and resources on traumatic brain injury (TBI), including what it is, concussions, types of TBI, facts and numbers of TBI, and animated videos on brain injuries.
Other
Suicide Following Recovery From Brain Injury
This site provides information on addressing the potential for suicide following the recovery from brain injury and other non-communicable diseases, such as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Other
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
This resource provides a great graphical approach to providing information about traumatic brain injury. Recieve information about events, news, education, support services and more.
Other
Ontario Brain Injury Association
An example brain injury program is contained on this page: rehabilitation, cognitive interventions, and neuropsychological assesments.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Injuries to the central nervous system may damage tissues of the brain or spinal cord. If an injury is mild, a person may have a full recovery. If an injury is...
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Merck Manual: Head Injuries
An introducation to head injuires - what forms they take, causes, symptoms, possible effects.
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: The League of Denial: The Four Stages of Cte
Research and discussion about the impact of brain injury and head trauma stemming from the increased identification of violent behavior, suicide and substance abuse of football players. The statistical research provided in a slideshow...
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Seven multiple choice questions and four extended response questions are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy Publications: Disability Information
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy Publications: Disability Information
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
Other
Tbi Survival Guide: Memory
A site devoted to information for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, delves into the brains memory functions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: League of Denial: Is Football Safe for Kids?
Learn about health risks faced by football players and write down your responses to evidence that football may be unsafe for children, in this interactive lesson featuring media from FRONTLINE: League of Denial. The lesson focuses on...
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: Articles: Neurology: What Is Concussion?
Learn the causes, symptoms, grades, and treatments of concussions. Detailed information about diagnosing a concussion and the Glasgow Coma Scale is included.
Other
First Signs: Other Developmental Disorders
Although developmental and behavioral disorders are increasingly widespread, they are still poorly understood by most of society. The lack of knowledge is further compounded by the stigma that often accompanies a diagnosis of a...