Establishing an Interactive Website for Teachers, Students and Parents for Children with

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

A Field Project Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Education

TOURO UNIVERSITY-CALIFORNIA

In Partial fulfillment of the Requirement of the Degree of

MASTER OF ARTS

In

EDUCATION

With Emphasis in

Special Education

By

Renee S. Bouyer

June 2013

Establishing an Interactive Website for Teachers, Students and Parents for Children with

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

In Partial fulfillment of the Requirement of the Degree of

MASTER OF ARTS

In

EDUCATION

With Emphasis in

Special Education

By

Renee S. Bouyer

TOURO UNIVERSITY-CALIFORNIA

June 2013

Under the guidance and approval of the committee and approval by all the members, this field project has been accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.

Approved

____________________________ _________________________Linda Haymes, Ph.D. Date

____________________________ _________________________Pamela A Redmond, ED. D Date

____________________________ _________________________Jim O’Connor, Ph.D., Dean Date

TOURO UNIVERSITY CaliforniaCollege of Education

Author Release

Name: Renee S. Bouyer

The Touro University California College of Education has permission to use my MA Field project as an example of acceptable work. This permission includes the right to duplicate the manuscript as well as permits the document to be check out from the College Library of School website.

In addition, I give Dr. Pamela Redmond permission to share my work with others via the Internet.

Signature:_______________________________________

Date:___________________________________________

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Table of Contents

List of Tables ………………………………………………………………………..iiChapter I

Introduction 1Statement of the Problem 2

Background and Need2Theoretical Rational 4Purpose of the Project 5Project Objectives 9Definition of Terms 9

Chapter IIIntroduction 10What is TBI 10What strategies are there for Memory 14What strategies are there for Reading 16What strategies are there for Math Intervention 17Summary 18

Chapter IIIIntroduction 19Background of project 19Components of the project 19Product design 20Summary 21

Chapter IVEvaluation of Project 22

Limitations to the website and plan for future expansion22 Conclusion

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References 25

Appendix: Field Project 28