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Horner, Jennifer – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
The article describes an approach to aphasia description and intervention based on analysis of speech pauses and hesitations. The concepts of pause, planning, and paraphasia (a language production error involving substitution or replacement) are distinguished. Three case studies illustrate application of the technique. (DB)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Expressive Language, Intervention, Speech Evaluation
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Hagen, Chris – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
An approach to treating mild to moderately severe cases of the speech disturbance, apraxia, focuses on helping the patient establish a conscious knowledge of how an accurate response is produced through a five-phase training program. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Expressive Language, Language Handicaps, Speech Handicaps
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Lyon, Jon G.; Helm-Estabrooks, Nancy – Topics in Language Disorders, 1987
Drawing as therapy for the expressively restricted aphasic adult is discussed with sections on: drawing and acquired brain damage, communication through drawing in aphasia, and training expressively restricted aphasic patients to draw communicatively by use of the Lyon/Sims Program. (DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Communication Disorders, Expressive Language
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Westby, Carol E.; Roman, Rosario – Topics in Language Disorders, 1995
After describing the principles of culturally compatible education, the characteristics of Native American and mainstream narrative discourse are compared, and teaching the structure, content, and style of mainstream narratives is advocated. A program designed to facilitate Native American elementary school children's abilities to comprehend and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Communication Skills