Aphasia Workbook For Word Finding
 
What?
Aphasia workbook with a variety of tasks. There are many options to cut out cards or letters for additional control on reducing visual overload or you can just print-and-go.
 
For Whom?
Adults with expressive aphasia
 
Why?
Practice word finding using different evidence based strategies
semantic feature analysis
associations
phonemic cues
written cues
gestures
 
How?
You need to make this workbook functional for you and your patient.
There are not many instructions because the goal is to go through the workbook and choose how to implement it it to best suit your patients needs.
 
 
Questions?
 
Is your patient low-level and visually overstimulated? 
Cut out the cards and show them one at a time.
Go through the workbook slowly spacing it out over the course of a few sessions.
 
How to cue your patient? 
Don't forget to cue your patient using phonemic cues, syllabic cues, written cues, fill-in-the-blank cues while completing this workbook.
For additional help on cueing I would suggest staying tuned for a future resource on this!
 
How can I make this activity more functional? 
Practice the entire workbook in front of a large mirror that both you and your client can fit in.
This visual cue will help the motor planning and movements of the articulators.
Make sure to give a clear and exaggerated model of the movements.
 
Tip
 
Pair this with any other word finding activity. You can use the principles in this book and use words that are functional and meaningful to the client. Use a mirror.
 
I know the word. My brain just sent it on vacation
 
Gina Britt M.Ed. CCC-SLP
Speech Therapist