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Brookshire, Robert H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
The article compares normal language comprehension with that in aphasic patients in terms of both sentence and discourse comprehension. Implications for treatment of aphasic patients include emphasizing comprehension of main ideas, rather than details, and using materials with high imagery and personal relevance. (DB)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Listening Comprehension, Receptive Language, Therapy