WALC 6 Is Leslie's First Publication with Linguisystems
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Leslie Bilik-Thompson Skill Areas: language, cognition, memory Ages: young adult/adult Copyright © 2004 LinguiSystems, Inc. All of our products are copyrighted to protect the fine work of our authors. You may only copy the worksheets as needed LinguiSystems, Inc. for your own use with clients. Any other reproduction or 3100 4th Avenue distribution of the pages in this book is prohibited, including East Moline, IL 61244 copying the entire book to use as another primary source or “master” copy. 800-776-4332 Printed in the U.S.A. FAX: 800-577-4555 E-mail: [email protected] ISBN 10: 0-7606-0522-X Web: linguisystems.com ISBN 13: 978-0-7606-0522-6 About the Author Leslie Bilik-Thompson, M. A., CCC-SLP, earned her Master of Arts Degree in Speech Language Pathology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in a wide variety of clinical settings, including intensive and acute care, rehabilitation, extended care hospitals, private practice, and home health care. WALC 6 is Leslie's first publication with LinguiSystems. Dedication It is with heartfelt sincerity that I dedicate this book to each and every client I have worked with, for they have taught me genuine lessons in courage, determination, human will, compassion, and individuality. Acknowledgments I would like to sincerely thank LinguiSystems, with appreciation to Lauri Whiskeyman, for making the publication of this book possible. I would also like to give special thanks to my first boss, Linda Norris-Morton, who truly valued "functional" speech language therapy, and who was always my number one advocate for the non- traditional activities I used during therapy in order to promote more meaningful and functional intervention for my clients. I would like to express special gratitude to Dr. S. M. Barlow, Ph.D., a distinguished scientist in the field of Communication Neuroscience Research, for his steadfast support and encouragement of my endeavors in the field of speech-language pathology and in life, for teaching me the great connection between science and therapy, and for always inspiring me to learn more. Lastly, I would like to thank my family for their love and for giving me extra long turns on the family computer in order to finish this book! Illustrations by Marcy Ramsey and Margaret Warner Edited by Lauri Whiskeyman Page Layout by Christine Buysse Cover Design by Mike Paustian Table of Contents Introduction . 5 Temporal Orientation . 7 Recognizing Time . 8 Understanding, Predicting, and Recalling Time . 9 Calendar Work. 16 Daily Schedule . 19 Spatial Orientation. 20 Spatial Orientation Recall . 21 Location and Direction. 22 Maps. 23 Nonverbal Communication . 36 Gestures . 37 Pantomime With or Without the Use of Objects . 38 Expanded Pantomime . 39 Oral Motor . 40 Oral-Motor Exercises. 41 Specific Sound and Oral-Posture Exercises . 44 Verbal Expression . 100 Verbal Phrase Completion . 101 Word Recall from Descriptions. 102 Response to Questions . 104 Rewording Illogical Sentences . 105 Formulating Sentences . 106 Synonyms . 108 Antonyms . 110 Dialogue Boxes . 112 Asking Questions . 118 Speaking with Expression . 126 Describing. 128 Explaining Activities. 130 Role Playing . 131 Personal Discussion . 133 Conversation–History . 135 WALC 6 3 Copyright © 2004 LinguiSystems, Inc. Table of Contents, continued Auditory Comprehension . 154 Phonetic Word Discrimination . 155 Semantic Word Discrimination . 166 Comprehending Yes/No Questions. 177 Following Auditory Directions. 179 Listening to Illogical Sentences . 183 Listening for Details . 186 Short Story–Multiple Paragraph Comprehension . 194 Understanding Humor In Short Stories . 205 Reading Comprehension. 211 Single Letter Recognition. 212 Letter Discrimination . 216 Word Identification: Two-Word Level . 223 Word Discrimination. 230 Word Identification: Sentence Level . 245 Sentence Discrimination . 251 Following Written Directions . 262 Short Sentence Comprehension . 267 Long Sentence Comprehension . 270 Short Paragraph Comprehension . 273 Functional Reading Comprehension. 283 Written Expression . 297 Biographical Information . 298 Personal Interview . 301 Writing Checks . 303 Wordless Book List . 306 Answer Key . 307 WALC 6 4 Copyright © 2004 LinguiSystems, Inc. Introduction The Workbook of Activities for Language and Cognition 6 (WALC 6) was developed to provide a comprehensive series of tasks and functional carryover activities allowing for integration of language and cognitive skills for neurologically-impaired adolescents and adults with diverse levels of functioning. The activities in the following sections can be adapted for clients with a variety of functioning skill levels. • Temporal Orientation Clients with neurological impairments often exhibit difficulty planning their days, understanding how long it takes to do something, using a calendar, and planning a schedule. The tasks in this section focus on recognizing, understanding, and using time concepts for everyday activities. • Spatial Orientation Clients with damage to the non-dominant hemisphere can demonstrate decreased ability to localize objects in space and show diminished capacity to determine spatial orientation. This section includes tasks structured to target spatial awareness and visual awareness. These tasks can also be used to integrate memory, problem solving, verbal naming, and following written and oral directions. • Nonverbal Communication The tasks in this section focus on developing strategies to facilitate nonverbal expressive communication for those clients who have lost the ability to produce speech or verbalize in a meaningful and effective manner. Specific gesture and pantomime exercises are included as well as activities for functional carryover and expansion of these skills. • Oral Motor This section is designed for those clients who demonstrate dysarthria (a weakness or incoordination of the speech muscles) or verbal apraxia (an impairment in the sequencing of speech sounds). Specific oral-motor exercises are included, along with.