Table 2.
Participant | Group size (# patients) | Description of activities during individual treatment | Description of activities during group treatment |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | • Automatic speech tasks • Apraxia drills • Oral-motor movements • Functional gestures • Reading/writing (word level) |
• Structured conversation re: previous daily activities • Game of “Hangman” |
2 | 2 | • Structured conversation re: football • Category naming • Writing |
• Structured conversation re: weekend plans • Game of “Wheel of Fortune” |
3 | 5 | • Counting/automatics • Apraxia drills • Yes/no questions • Structured conversation re: cooking |
• Yes/no questions • Making choices on communication boards • Structured conversation re: personal information |
4 | 4 | • Structured conversation • Automatics • Reading – matching task • Yes/no questions • Writing personal information |
• Making lemonade (using multiple modalities in order to make requests for utensils, ingredients, etc.) |
5 | 2 | • Automatics • Yes/no questions • Structured conversation re: pie • Writing at word level • Singing • Communication book/core words |
• Game of “Go Fish” |
6 | 3 | • Structured conversation re: lunch • Yes/no questions • Reading at word level • Picture description |
• Making pudding |
7 | 3 | • Structured conversation • Communication boards • Core words and apraxia drills • Writing/reading at word level • Functional gestures |
• Singing • Auction |
8 | 3 | • Structured conversation re: football • Automatics • Yes/no questions • Naming (verbal and written) • Reading at word level |
• Singing • Game of “Hangman” |
9 | 4 | • Structured conversation • Reading • Oral spelling • Picture description • Automatic speech tasks |
• Making lemonade |
10 | 6 | • Oral-motor movements • Yes/no questions • Reading/writing at word level • Structured conversation |
• Singing • Auction |