A
collection of resources after Judith Maginnis Kuster
· Aphasia
Assessment Materials
o
Scanning/VisualField/Print Size/Attention Screening Task by Kathryn L. Garrett Joanne P.
Lasker (http://aac.unl.edu/screen/wordscan.pdf
)
o
TheMultimodal Communication Screening Task for Persons with Aphasia (MCST-A)Picture Stimulus Book by A Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Joanne
Lasker, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (http://aac.unl.edu/screen/picture.pdf
) and The MultimodalCommunication Screening Task for Persons with Aphasia (MCST-A) score sheet andinstructions by A Kathryn L. Garrett, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Joanne Lasker, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP (http://aac.unl.edu/screen/score.pdf
)
o
Aphasia Needs Assessment
1997, revised 2006, by Kathryn L. Garrett & David R. Beukelman (http://aac.unl.edu/screen/aphasianeeds.pdf
)
o
AAC-Aphasia Categories ofCommunicators Checklist - adapted from Garrett, K. & Lasker, J. (http://aac.unl.edu/screen/aphasiachecklist.pdf
)
· To
support people with Aphasia go to http://www.aphasia.asn.au/
· Interesting Things for ESL Students is
filled with vocabulary activities and much more (www.manythings.org)
o
Match vegetable withthe name (www.crickweb.co.uk/vegetable-english.html
) - has other similar activities.
· Weekly Reader Teens has online
activities that require concentration. (www.weeklyreader.com/teens )
· Brain
Injury Association has a variety of resources available for adults and children
on prevention in English and Spanish www.biausa.org
· University of Queensland Aphasia
· Links
to Aphasia training, a powerpoint presentation by Capt. Maureen Will,
Brookfield Police Department (http://www.powershow.com/view/318b2-Yjk4N/APHASIA_powerpoint_ppt_presentation
)
· Story Archives - has
a full-length story, an abridged version, and the story outline with several
activities based on the story. (www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
)
· Word
finding/Memory materials
o
Sing-Along-Songs (http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/ ) midis and
lyrics includes a tune activities.
o
Popular Songs (www.contemplator.com/america/ )
and Tunes in
American History (www.contemplator.com/tunebook/america.htm
)
o
Flibriks
Memory game (http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/christmas/games/game_santa_flibriks.html
)
o
JacquieLawson's cards - use the free examples for practice in following
directions. (www.jacquielawson.com )
o
Prognosticate
- the news predicting game "When the news story stops, you have to deduce
the next word and type it in. . . . works best for you if read online editions
of cnn.com or bbc.com. It then becomes a memory recall session as well as try
to figure the word that comes next." (www.prognosticate.com/ )
o
Highmotivation listening games by Chris Elvin
(http://www.eflclub.com/elvin/publications/highmotivationlistening.html)
o
WordFinding Difficulties Site (www.wordfinding.com
) created by Dr. Diane German, a professor in the Special Education Department
at National-Louis University , Chicago ,.provide
s "information about Word Finding for professionals, parents, and learners
with word finding difficulties. Topics in this web site include definition,
characteristics, assessment, intervention, and available course work."
o
Additional memory exercise ideas (www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/therapy/memory.html
)
· Suggestions
from ABINews2U (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABINews2U
), a yahoo group for people with TBI
o
Cricklers a
new type of word puzzle that adapts - they become easier or harder depending on
the skill of the solver. (http://crickler.com/
)
o
Designs For Stronger Minds analogies (www.designsforstrongminds.com/game
)
o
BrainBashersPuzzles and Brain Teasers - a collection of brain teasers, puzzles,
riddles, games and optical illusions. (www.brainbashers.com
)
o
CrazyLibs brief stories with your words strategically inserted to produce whacky
results. (http://www.rinkworks.com/crazytales/
)
o
Fun Brain
- K-12 educational online games by subject (www.funbrain.com/) including Spelling (www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
)
o
Mysteries.com- Mystery of the Day (http://web.archive.org/web/20050207051853/http://www.mysteries.com/motd/index.html
)
o
SET Game -
online versions of Set and Quiddler mathematical and word card games. Features
a daily puzzle and contest. (http://www.setgame.com/
)
o
Tangram -
ancient Chinese moving piece puzzle, consisting of 7 geometric shapes. (www.tangrams.ca )
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