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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aphasiology. 2015 Jan 6;29(11):1289–1311. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2014.997182
Step SPM Treatment Protocol OM Treatment Protocol
1 Two pictures are placed on the table, a target and a foil with agent and theme reversed. Two paper dolls are placed table, one depicting each of the nouns in the sentence.
2 The clinician reads the sentence aloud and asks the participant to choose the picture that matches the meaning of the sentence. The clinician reads the sentence aloud and asks the participant to use the dolls to perform the action in the sentence.
3 The participant chooses a picture and is given feedback. The participant attempts to enact the action and is given feedback.
4 The clinician removes the foil picture and produces a sentence strip with the target sentence. The clinician produces a sentence strip with the target sentence.
5 The clinician reads the sentence aloud and explains its meaning. [same as SPM]
6 The clinician trains the agent of the sentence; the participant is asked three times to indicate who is doing the action. [same as SPM]
7 The clinician trains the theme of the sentence; the participant is asked three times to indicate who is receiving the action. [same as SPM]
8 The clinician trains the entire sentence again. [same as SPM]
9 The clinician returns the foil picture to the table and repeats steps 1–3. The clinician repeats steps 1–3.