This manual for the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools presents basic information on providing educational services to children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Individual sections cover the following topics: the brain, central nervous system and behavior; physical, psychological and emotional implication; traumatic brain injury in children versus adults; a proposed federal definition of TBI; incidence of traumatic brain injury; rehabilitation; typical recovery sequence following TBI; school reentry; serving the student with TBI; teaching strategies summary; school psychologists and the assessment of TBI (including a table of measures sensitive to neuropsychological domains); educational needs of the student with TBI; designing the individualized educational program; modifying the education environment; modifying the elementary classroom; and modifying the secondary classroom. A glossary defines 20 terms and a resource list identifies eight national, state, or local organizational resources. Appendices include a proposed bill of rights for the brain injured, 3 different coma assessment scales, 16 references, and neurological diagrams. (DB)