WALC™ 9: Verbal and Visual Reasoning Workbook of Activities for Language and Cognition by Kathryn J. Tomlin Skills Ages verbal and visual reasoning 16 and up thought organization convergent reasoning Grades logic insight high school and up integration inferencing visual perception Evidence-Based Practice According to the Clinical Guidelines of The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (www.rcslt.org/resources, 2005) and the National Stroke Association (2006), the following therapy principles are supported: Communication, both verbal and nonverbal, is a fundamental human need. Meeting this need by facilitating and enhancing communication in any form can be vital to a patient’s well-being. Therapy should include tasks that focus on semantic processing, including semantic cueing of spoken output, semantic judgments, categorization, and word-to-picture matching. Therapy may target the comprehension and production of complex, as well as simple, sentence forms. Therapy should be conducted within natural communication environments. Rehabilitation is an important part of recovering from a stroke, and the goal is to regain as much independence as possible. This book incorporates the above principles and is also based on expert professional practice. Copyright © 2007 LinguiSystems, Inc. All of our products are copyrighted to protect the fi ne work of our authors. You may only copy the client materials needed for your own use. Any other reproduction or distribution of LinguiSystems, Inc. the pages in this book is prohibited, including copying the 3100 4th Avenue entire book to use as another source or “master” copy. East Moline, IL 61244 The enclosed CD is for your personal use and convenience. It is unlawful to copy this CD or store its contents on a FAX: 800-577-4555 multi-user network. Phone: 800-776-4332 E-mail: [email protected] Printed in the U.S.A. Web: linguisystems.com ISBN 978-0-7606-0750-3 About the Author Kathryn J. Tomlin, M.S., CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and long-term care facilities for over 25 years. Her materials, developed while working with clients, have evolved over the years. She has authored many materials with LinguiSystems over the last 20 years. Some of her works include: The Source for Apraxia Therapy WALC (Workbook of Activities for Language and Cognition) Series— • WALC 1: Aphasia Rehab (English and Spanish versions) • WALC 2: Cognitive Rehab (English and Spanish versions) • WALC 8: Word Finding • WALC 10: Memory Kathy and her therapy dog, Zanmi • WALC 11: Language for Home Activities Zanmi, Kathy’s Samoyed, goes to work with her to encourage clients. Her clients enjoy feeding and spending time with Zanmi, and Zanmi enjoys their company. Everybody wins! Dedication This book is dedicated to the “Peanut Gallery” at Liberty Nursing & Rehabilitation Center: Kathy Kattner, Hollie Gower, Alison Parker, Lois Steward, Dawn Villanova, Lisa Yerger, Jennifer Klembara, Liz Buresh, Kim Sturm, and Gail Combs. I am most grateful for your input on these exercises and during my therapy sessions. Believe it or not, I am listening to your input more than I will ever let you know. You’re the best! Edited by Lauri Whiskeyman Cover Design by Jason Platt Illustrations by Margaret Warner Page Layout by Lisa Parker Table of Contents X Introduction . 7 X Verbal Reasoning . 10 Emotions and Personal Situations . 10 Emotions—Describing Situations . 11 Situations—Labeling Emotions . 12 Consequences . 13 Causes . 14 Problem Solving—Missing Equipment . 15 Opinions . 17 Self-Concept . 18 Self-Analysis . 19 Family Interaction . 20 Wishes . 21 Employment Analysis . 22 Friendship . 23 The Perfect Day . 24 Ten Enjoyable Activities . 25 Activity Goals . 26 Conversation Skills . 27 Idioms and Proverbs . 36 Expression Completion and Explanation . 37 Missing Letters . 39 Mixed-Up Expressions . 40 Expression Interpretation—Literal and Abstract . 41 Matching Proverbs to Situations . 44 Categorization . 45 Naming Objects by Attributes . 46 Description—One Object . 49 Description and Comparison—Two Objects . 51 Which Does Not Belong? . 53 General Category Labeling . 55 Subcategory Labeling . 56 Specifi c Member Labeling . 57 Categorization Grid . 58 Categorization in Sentences . 60 WALC 9: Verbal and Visual Reasoning 3 Copyright © 2007 LinguiSystems, Inc. Table of Contents, continued Convergent Reasoning . 61 Fact/Opinion . 62 Negative True/False Statements . 64 Sequencing . 66 Increasing Word Length . 69 Diagrams with Choices . 70 Diagrams Without Choices . 73 Anagrams . 75 Anagrams in Sentences . 77 Symbol Substitution . 79 Change One Letter . 81 Change One Letter—Create . 83 Numbers and General Information . 84 Double Meaning Deduction . 85 Deduction Puzzles . 87 Roman Numeral Conversion . 93 Deduction by Exclusion . 94 Word Search—Opposites . 96 Logic Questions . 97 Word Wheel . 101 Build the Answer . 102 Combined Associated Words . 103 Separating . ..