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Ichikowitz, Kerri; Bruce, Carolyn; Meitanis, Vanessa; Cheung, Kelly; Kim, Yekyung; Talbourdet, Esther; Newton, Caroline – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: People with aphasia (PWA) can experience functional numeracy difficulties, that is, problems understanding or using numbers in everyday life, which can have numerous negative impacts on their daily lives. There is growing interest in designing functional numeracy interventions for PWA; however, there are limited suitable assessments…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Numeracy, Adults
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Bruns, Claudia; Beeke, Suzanne; Zimmerer, Vitor C.; Bruce, Carolyn; Varley, Rosemary A. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Many speakers with non-fluent aphasia (NFA) are able to produce some well-formed word combinations such as 'I like it' or 'I don't know', although they may not use variations such as 'He likes it' or 'I don't know that person'. This suggests that these utterances represent fixed forms. Aims: This case series investigation explored the…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Impairments, Intervention, Speech Instruction
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Bruce, Carolyn; Newton, Caroline – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2019
Background: Many people with aphasia have word-finding difficulties, with some showing particular difficulties with verbs. Picture-naming therapy is often used to improve naming, but gains are usually limited to therapy items and do not transfer to conversation. Therapy where words are produced in sentences and in real-life activities may be more…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Intervention, Learning Activities, Speech Language Pathology