Melissa, a 15-Year-Old Child with a Brain Injury and Cortical

Melissa, a 15-year-old child with a brain injury and cortical blindness, is working with occupational therapy for establishing a morning routine at the rehabilitation center. She is able to wash her face, brush her teeth, and dress with supervision. Today a nursing staff member told the occupational therapist, "I gave Melissa her breakfast, but when returning to the room, she could do none of the morning routine. I used the verbal cues from the chart in her room, and nothing worked." Hypothesize what cues you may give the nursing staff to help improve Melissa's performance.

A) Place visual cues on her morning schedule.
B) Suggest that Melissa do her morning routine first, then eat.
C) Use hand-over-hand (HOH) cues with verbal cues.
D) Use backward chaining so Melissa will feel success in completing her morning routine.