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To improve word retrieval.
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To provide practice in repetition,
picture naming and oral reading of single words, phrases
and sentences.
A
typical exercise:
In a typical exercise, pictures
of 20 items to be named appear singly on the screen.
After clicking the “?” below the picture,
the user is asked “What is this?” The
user is encouraged to use any of the available cues
that facilitate naming and to gradually withdraw
from use of the cues.
Program
Description:
Vocabulary
— The program targets 422 words
organized in three main categories:
animals/objects, actions and people.
Vocabulary includes:
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animals
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items
of clothing
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foods
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large
objects (including vehicles, rooms and
other parts of a house, furniture and
appliances, and items in the landscape)
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small
objects (including kitchen items, tools,
office items, personal care and leisure
items)
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people
depicting various occupations
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actions
Cues
— The number and type of cues made
available for naming assistance are listed
below (eight for nouns, four for verbs).
The user is encouraged to use any cues that
facilitate naming as many times as needed
and to gradually withdraw from use of the
cues. Users can check for correctness by
comparing their responses to the spoken
name cue. Self-perception of accuracy is
logged once the user clicks on the “happy
face” icon.
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Naming
Cues
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Spoken
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Written
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initial
phoneme
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initial
letter
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fill-in
phrase
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fill-in
phrase
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whole
word
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whole
word
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description
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description
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Level
of difficulty — The level of difficulty in
an exercise is determined by selecting one of three
parameters - easy, hard or mixed - via the Exercise
Settings
dialog box.
Results
— Each time an exercise is run a Report
is automatically generated and saved.
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