Aphasia Treatment - Reading

Question 1

MOR

Answer 1

Multiple Oral Reading

-for pt with pure dyslexia

—uses repeated out loud reading of words in order to facilitate whole-word reading rather than letter-by-letter reading, which they can already do

-reading aloud of text which facilities reading because of sentence context (helps to increase reading rate substantially)

Question 2

Cross Modality Cueing

Answer 2

**for pt with pure alexia

-some pt aided in letter identification by use of a different modality (e.g., tracing on skin)

…thought to provide access to graphemic input

-modalities inlcude tracing letter on palm/having it traced on their palm, copying the written word, tracing letter on paper/air, etc.

Question 3

ORLA

Answer 3

• Oral Reading for Language in Aphasia (Cherney)
• can use with any pt with dyslexia/deficit in reading ability
• aims at improving reading comprehension by practicing phonological and semantic reading
• involves repeated practice reading aloud sentences with a clinician

Question 4

treatment for suface dysgraphia

Answer 4

• treatment may involve strengthening GPC’s
• key words may be used to help train GPC’s
• can do brief exposures to discourage use of GPC

–used mnemonic method in which printed exception word on one side of the card and word with visual cue to meaning on the other