WALC 1 Aphasia Rehab Kathryn J. Tomlin

Description Ages: 16–Adults These time-tested exercises train the underlying processes of language with tasks that gradually progress in difficulty. Written in the best-selling format of the Workbook of Activities for Language and Cognition series, these activities have: easy-to-read format simple, concise language consistent progression of complexity within and between tasks application to a wide range of acquired cognitive-language disorders Activities are organized into five skill areas: Matching and Identification – Tasks begin simply, with single, more concrete items and progress to more complex tasks. The tasks are receptive. Clients match shapes, letters of the alphabet, and words. Then, they match written words, phrases, and sentences to pictures. Following Commands – Clients follow oral and written directions requiring comprehension of body parts, objects, prepositions (e.g., over, out), and adjectives (e.g., heaviest, shortest). Vocabulary – These activities target d