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All Talk
Uses a "constraint induced" format to encourage sentence level speech (no writing or gesturing!)
For members who speak in single words to sentence level
Book Club I
Read a book or listen to the audio book
Discuss the content of the reading or specific assignments
Average number of pages read per week is 50+
Book Club II
Read a book or listen to the audio book
Discuss the content of the reading or specific assignments
Average number of pages read per week is 30-50
Book Club III - Reading for Life
Designed to develop basic reading abilities
Reading material and activities allow members with limited reading skills to participate and enjoy reading again
Brain Games
Keep your brain active through use of games
Focuses on basic memory, attention, organization skills and strategies
Cognitive Strategies
Focuses on learning and using specific strategies to improve high level thinking skills to increase overall independence
Community Outing
For anyone who wants to improve their communication skills in the community
Must be independent with mobility
Computer Group
Learn the basics of email and internet searching
Learn to use templates to help write emails
Learn to use software to facilitate writing skills
Joy of Cooking
Focuses on reading and following recipes and numerical concepts
Learn to use adaptive equipment for one-handed cooking
A variety of communication levels can participate in this group
Meeting of the Minds
Focuses on auditory comprehension, basic functional communication and social interaction
This group is primarily for members with fluent aphasia
Mind Over Matter™
For members with apraxia of speech to practice using the VAST™ program using an innovative application of video technology and the Mind Over Matter™ apraxia program
Prepositions
Focuses on comprehension and expression of prepositions in a variety of conversational contexts
Presentation Group
For practicing brief presentations
For members interested in returning to work, participating in meetings, giving community speeches or just polishing their ability to speak in public
Reading Strategies
For anyone who wants to work on reading comprehension, retention and reading efficiency
Selected Topics I
Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a conversational level
Selected Topics II
Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a functional level
Selected Topics III
Group focuses on supported conversation of topics of interest using multi-modal communication (writing, gestures, etc.) strategies
Total Communication I
For members with persistent apraxia and/or aphasia
Group focuses on basic vocabulary and use of verbal and nonverbal strategies
Total Communication II
For emerging communicators with significant apraxia and/or aphasia
Group focuses on use of alternative communication systems, multi-modal communication strategies and the Mind Over Matter™ apraxia program
Verbs
Focuses on regular and irregular verbs, accurate verb tense usage and vocabulary expansion
Must be able to produce verbal speech at the word to phrase level
What's the Word
Focuses on use of specific word retrieval strategies and complex language at a conversational level
For members with mild word retrieval deficits
Writing Toolbox I
For practicing personal and professional writing skills
For members who are able to write sentences to paragraph length
Writing Toolbox II
Aimed at practicing personal writing skills
For members who are able to write words and sentences
Writing Toolbox III
Designed to practice personal writing skills
For members who write at the word or short sentence level
Participation requires registration.
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