Basic Level Workbook For Aphasia

The newest edition to Susan Howell Brubaker's classic workbook series for speech and language pathology, the "green" book provides a wide variety and large number of drills for adolescents and adults with limited or emerging reading skills. Large, readable type, simple but adult-level vocabulary, and diverse activities make Basic Level Workbook for Aphasia indispensable for working with this challenging population. This workbook serves as an ideal starting point for those who can begin to work their way through easier reading material. The exercises are designed to allow users to choose or copy answers, but do not require spelling or writing skills. Low to low-moderate level of difficulty.

Susan Howell Brubaker has revised the classic Workbook for Aphasia to update the language and situations to better serve twenty-first-century patients. Since its first edition in 1978, this highly recognizable blue book has been used by speech-language pathologists as a treatment tool both in sessions and as a home-program supplement, with target populations ranging from adults to early adolescents. The exercises encompass basic-to-higher-level tasks addressing reading, graphics, word retrieval, formulation, and a variety of other language skills. The new edition responds to the comments and suggestions of longtime users with several changes to the content and format of the book. The most visible change is the ring binder that will allow for easy copying of treatment materials for individual patients. Inside the workbook, many questions have been revised and others have been added. The Answer Key to Selected Exercises now contains more exercises and is also part of the text, in its own easy-to-find section of the binder. In addition, the book's new, larger font and improved spacing better enables patients with visual difficulties to read the text. This revised and updated third edition will enhance the ability of speech-language pathologists to address the language-impaired population within their practices.

The new edition of the Basic Level Workbook for Aphasia provides the same useful exercises that clinicians have come to expect from the "green book," updated and enhanced based on user feedback. The workbook provides a variety of stimulus items and exercises that allow individuals to choose or copy answers but do not require spelling or writing skills. It also features large, readable type, simple but adult-level vocabulary, and diverse activities for working with this challenging population

This book is the second volume in the Daily Living series that was created for my father who has Aphasia. Over the months while working with my father on his Speech Therapy homework I realized how difficult it was for him to identify the hand drawn black and white pictures that were presented to him on his work sheets. I tried workbooks made for children however these seemed to insult his intelligence. I also tried computer based speech therapy applications, which were only available when he had access to a computer. He seemed to progress faster when he worked one on one with another human being. I remembered the doctor in the beginning telling me to make every visit a productive visit. Having a tangible book that he can take with him and anyone can pick up and use added consistency throughout his recovery. Each page of the Aphasia Workbooks include photographs of different items common to every day living. Also on each page are three levels of difficulty. How you choose to use each page is up to you and your patient or loved one. As I worked with my father to help him regain his speech, reading and writing, I realized the process was the same as for a child. First you learn to speak, then read, then write. There are also different levels of Aphasia, one person may regain speaking very quickly another not so quickly. This book has been designed to help with an Aphasia patents recovery at his or her own pace.

This workbook is for stroke survivors with aphasia to improve receptive language function. It contains a wide range of exercises appropriate for both individuals with severe deficits as well as those with mild receptive aphasia. The workbook contains: matching exercises, yes/no questions, "wh" questions, 1 step directions, multiple step directions, directions using functional materials and images, exercises targeting comprehension from sentence level up to short stories and functional math problems to improve attention and cognitive processing skills.