WALC 5 Neuro Rehab
WALC 5 Neuro Rehab
Chapter 1: Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Client Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Orientation to Immediate Environment and Recent Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Temporal Orientation Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Spatial Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Orientation to Past and Present Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Further Activities for Caregivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 2: Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Immediate Memory/Digit Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Immediate Memory/Word Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Short-Term Memory Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Classified Ads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Newspaper Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Telephone Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Long-Term Memory Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Further Activities for Caregivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 3: Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sequential Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Social . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Categorical Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Expressive Categorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Further Activities for Caregivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
The activities in the following sections are easily adaptable for a wide variety of adult age groups.
Each chapter includes compensatory strategies to help clients achieve success during language
remediation and throughout their lives.
Orientation
This section focuses on increasing your clients knowledge and level of awareness of his
immediate environment, of the events that led him to his current situation, and of the remote
happenings of his past that may have been lost. A client questionnaire is located on page 8
of this section. The questionnaire is an easy way to collect vital information that may be used
to individualize each clients therapy.
Memory
This section is a good starting point for clients who have decreased memory and attention skills.
You may want to begin therapy by explaining to your clients how important it is to focus their
attention and concentration. It is sometimes helpful to equate this type of attention and concen-
tration to the type teachers demand during school years.
Organization and Verbal Problem Solving
These sections deal with everyday living experiences and new problems your clients may face
following neurological incidents. Completion of these two sections will help clients who have
deficits in these areas become more independent.
Abstract Reasoning
This section can be a very positive portion of the therapeutic process. Clients and caregivers
alike will have a strong interest in this area as they are surprised at how often people use abstract
reasoning in everyday life. This skill seems to be taken for granted until it is identified as a
deficit area for a client.
Writing
Writing tasks are included for clients with higher levels of cognitive functioning. It is quite
appropriate for them to begin writing again. Oftentimes, clients have written their own checks
and taken care of family business prior to their neurological incidents. They may feel a loss
when this activity is taken away from them. It is an empowering experience for clients to take
back former responsibilities. This section provides practice writing from a language enrichment
perspective as well as a mechanical and visual perception perspective.
WALC 5 has been a vital tool for me in cognitive therapy with the geriatric population. It has livened
up therapy sessions and has brought the geriatric population very close to my heart. Hopefully, as you
use this manual, you'll learn more about yourself as a clinician and will come to appreciate the unique
rewards gained from serving anyone who needs neurological rehabilitation.
Lisa
The activities in this section are intended to be meaningful, functional, and practical to
your client. Therefore, a client questionnaire is included at the beginning of this chapter
to be completed by a member of your clients family or a close associate if no family is
available. The information you receive on this questionnaire is crucial to the successful
therapeutic application of this section.
This section targets your clients memory skills and provides a passageway into the
second section dealing with memory and attention skills. In fact, in the ideal situation,
Chapters 1 and 2 may be used together to provide a more thorough therapeutic application
in the initial stages of this type of cognitive therapy.
Exercises
Client Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Spatial Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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People
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Home Environment
Description (Include special rooms, colors, and any unusual features of clients home.)
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Hobbies ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Foods
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Stimuli auditory
Compensatory Strategies
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Orientation to Immediate Environment and Recent Happenings
Answer yes or no to each question.
1. Are you sleeping? 21. Did you visit the doctor today?
7. Are you sitting in a chair? 27. Have you eaten dinner yet?
12. Have you eaten breakfast? 32. Have you had any visitors today?
13. Am I your speech therapist? 33. Are you wearing a wedding ring?
15. Were you born in Florida? 35. Did you take any medicine today?
16. Do you have any brothers? 36. Are you wearing glasses?
17. Do you have any pets at home? 37. Have you taken a nap today?
18. Do you live on Central Avenue? 38. Have you gone anywhere today?
20. Have you been in the hospital in 40. Is your husband/wife at home today?
the past few weeks?
Note: Add any personalized questions you may have from the information obtained on the client questionnaire.
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Orientation to Immediate Environment and Recent Happenings
Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
(Fill in the blanks with current answers for verbal questioning.)
5. What day of the week is it today? 13. What kind of pet do you have at home?
a. Friday a.
b. b. horse
c. Monday c. bird
6. Where were you born? 14. What make of car do you drive?
a. a. Nissan
b. Dallas b.
c. Chicago c. Ford
7. What is the name of the street 15. What is your favorite TV show?
where you live? a. 60 Minutes
a. b. The Tonight Show
b. Oak Hill Court c.
c. Maple Lane
16. What type of music do you prefer?
8. What did/do you do for a living? a. jazz
a. teacher b. classical
b. mail carrier c.
c.
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Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
(Fill in the blanks with current answers for verbal questioning.)
17. What is your favorite dessert? 25. Where are you at this moment?
a. brownies a. a friends house
b. b. a restaurant
c. pudding c.
18. Which of the following foods do 26. Who takes care of you daily?
you dislike? a. Robert
a. broccoli b.
b. steak c. Mary
c.
27. What is my name?
19. What do you enjoy reading? a. Cheryl
a. novels b. Don
b. c.
c. TV Guide
28. Name a city that is nearby.
20. What year were you born? a. Savannah
a. b.
b. 1951 c. Albany
c. 1916
29. Which person is a friend of yours?
21. Who is the current President of the a.
United States? b. Steve Smith
a. Jimmy Carter c. Carol Moore
b.
c. Bill Clinton 30. Which one of these is your favorite hobby?
a. fishing
22. How many brothers and sisters do you have? b.
a. 6 c. painting
b.
c. 8 31. How old are you?
a.
23. What do I do for a living? b. 60
a. c. 72
b. physical therapist
c. nurse 32. How long have you been living in
your home?
24. What state do you live in? a. 10 years
a. Washington b. 40 years
b. c.
c. Rhode Island
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Please answer the following questions.
1. What is your full name? 20. What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?
6. What is your phone number? 25. What is your least favorite food?
7. What did/do you do for a living? 26. What is your favorite drink?
8. Do you have a spouse? 27. Tell me the name of your favorite restaurant.
What is his/her name?
When is your anniversary? 28. Who is your favorite singer?
How old is your spouse?
29. When did/will you retire from your job?
9. Where are you at this moment?
30. What did you have for breakfast this
10. Do you have any children? morning?
What are their names?
Where do they live? 31. Who is here with you today?
What do they do for a living?
32. What day of the week is it?
11. Name two of your good friends.
33. What year is it now?
12. Who is your doctor?
34. About what time do you think it is?
13. What is my name?
What do I do for a living? 35. What month is it?
14. What does your home look like? 36. Do you have any brothers and sisters?
What are their names?
15. Where are you now?
37. Who is President of the United States?
16. What kind of car do you have?
38. Who is our governor?
17. Do you have any pets at home?
Tell me about them. 39. Have you been in the hospital lately?
What hospital were you admitted to?
18. What is your favorite TV show?
40. What is your medical diagnosis?
19. Who is your favorite movie star?
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Temporal Orientation Skills
Blank space choices have been randomly inserted for you to provide
personalized answers for the multiple choice orientation questions.
The memory log noted in the compensatory strategies will be helpful
in formulating these questions.
Compensatory Strategies
Have your client and her family keep a memory log or journal to
write events that happen in your clients life. Have them include
dates and times.
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Temporal Orientation Skills
Please answer yes or no to the following questions.
4. Has it been two days since you last 24. Will our next season be autumn?
saw me?
25. Are there only 12 hours in a day?
5. Did you eat breakfast this morning?
26. Are there sometimes only 28 days in
6. Have you eaten lunch today? a month?
7. Have you had dinner yet? 27. Could there be 32 days in some months?
8. Do you go to a religious service on Sundays? 28. Does a week have seven days?
9. Do I work with you on Saturdays? 29. Are there 364 days in a year?
10. Do you usually have therapy at 4:00? 30. Are there 12 months in a year?
11. Did you visit the doctor this week? 31. Would you eat lunch at 8:00 AM?
12. Did you sleep well last night? 32. Is 12:00 PM the same as noon?
13. Did you take some medicine this morning? 33. Are there usually four weeks in a month?
14. Did you have any visitors yesterday? 34. Is Saturday usually considered a work day?
15. Has there been a holiday this month? 35. Is 3:00 AM in the afternoon?
16. Were you watching television when 36. Does February ever have 29 days?
I came in the room?
37. Would you eat lunch at 12:00 AM?
17. Did you retire a year ago?
38. Are there 24 hours in a day?
18. Will there be a holiday next month?
39. Would someone usually work seven
19. Is today Monday? days a week?
20. Will you have therapy tomorrow? 40. Are there 30 minutes in an hour?
Note: Add any personalized questions you may have from the information obtained on the client questionnaire.
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Temporal Orientation Skills
Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
(Fill in the blanks with current answers for verbal questioning.)
1. Which of the following days is considered 9. What year was last year?
part of the weekend?
a. 1988
a. Monday b.
b. Friday c. 1991
c. Saturday
10. What is todays date?
2. What time was your last meal?
a. January 5, 1996
a. b. March 15, 2002
b. 8:00 AM c.
c. 12:30 PM
11. When did you last visit the doctor?
3. What day will tomorrow be? a. two weeks ago
a. Tuesday b.
b. Saturday c. yesterday
c.
12. How many days are normally in a year?
4. What is the current year? a. 360
b. 365
a. 1998 c. 366
b.
c. 2001 13. What will the day after tomorrow be?
5. What year was five years ago? a.
b. Sunday
a. c. Saturday
b. 1989
c. 1996 14. What would be an appropriate time to
eat lunch?
6. If your cousins wedding was in 1963,
how long has she been married? a. 8:00 AM
b. 12:00 PM
a. 35 years c. 12:00 AM
b. 29 years
c. 15. What would be an appropriate time to eat
breakfast?
7. Imagine that you graduated from high
school in 1940. How long has it been a. 7:30 AM
since you finished school? b. 1:00 PM
c. 8:00 PM
a. 60 years
b. 16. What would be an appropriate time to eat
c. 55 years dinner?
8. On what day did I last see you for therapy? a. 9:00 PM
b. 12:00 PM
a. c. 6:00 PM
b. Saturday
c. Friday
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Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
17. Name a holiday in January. 24. In which season are September, October,
a. Thanksgiving and November?
b. Valentines Day a. summer
c. New Years Day b. spring
c. fall
18. Which month sometimes has 29 days?
a. September 25. Which daily activity would be accomplished
b. March first in the day?
c. February a. lunch
b. brushing your teeth
19. Which season comes the earliest in the year? c. taking a nap
a. summer
b. spring 26. Which daily activity would be accomplished
c. fall last in the day?
a. dinner
20. If you must meet a friend at 6:00 and it b. breakfast
takes an hour and fifteen minutes to travel c. putting on your pajamas
to your destination, when should you leave
home? 27. Imagine it is 2:00 and your friend is leaving
a. 5:00 to go shopping. She has told you she will be
b. 4:45 home in three hours. What time will she be
c. 5:30 home?
a. 4:00
21. Imagine you are baking a cake and you b. 5:00
place it in the oven at 3:15. The total c. 6:00
baking time is 35 minutes. What time
should the cake be done? 28. Imagine your cousin told you he will be at
a. 3:50 your home at 3:00, but now it is 4:15. How
b. 3:45 late is your cousin?
c. 4:00 a. 1 hour and 15 minutes
b. 1 hour
22. Which day comes first in the week? c. 45 minutes
a. Thursday
b. Tuesday 29. Imagine you must take your medicine every
c. Friday four hours. You took the last dose at 2:00 PM.
When will you take another dose?
23. If today is Wednesday and you have a a. 6:00 AM
doctors appointment five days from now, b. 7:00 PM
what day is the appointment? c. 6:00 PM
a. Friday
b. Monday
c. Tuesday
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Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
30. Imagine your sisters birthday is December 36. Imagine today is Tuesday, January 12th
16th. Which day is the best day to mail a and you are invited to a dinner party a
present so that she receives it on or before week from tomorrow. Which day of the
her birthday? week will the dinner party be?
a. December 10th a. Monday
b. December 15th b. Wednesday
c. December 17th c. Saturday
31. Imagine todays date is January 15th and 37. Imagine you took some medication at
you sent a health insurance claim to your 10:00 AM and you cant take another
insurance company a month ago. When dose for 6 to 8 hours. What would be
did you send in the claim? the earliest time that you could take
a. December 15th another dosage of the medication?
b. February 15th a. 4:00 PM
c. November 15th b. 6:00 PM
c. 10:00 PM
32. Imagine today is Tuesday, February 12th.
What will be the date on Saturday this 38. Imagine today is Saturday, July 20th.
week? What will the day after tomorrow be?
a. February 13th a. Sunday, July 21st
b. February 15th b. Monday, July 22nd
c. February 16th c. Tuesday, July 23rd
33. Imagine today is November 26th and your 39. Imagine it is currently 3:20 and you are
friends granddaughter was born a week to meet someone at 4:00. How many
ago. What is her birth date? more minutes will you have to wait?
a. November 20th a. 30
b. November 19th b. 35
c. November 15th c. 40
34. Imagine it is currently the month of October 40. If you filed your income tax return on
and you retired from your job four months February 1st and refunds take about six
ago. Which month did you retire? weeks, approximately when will you
a. June receive your refund?
b. May a. April 1st
c. July b. March 14th
c. March 1st
35. Which month falls latest in the year?
a. October
b. February
c. November
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Please answer the following questions.
1. What day of the week is today? 18. The roast you put in the oven will be
ready in two hours. It started cooking
2. What month is it? at 4:15. When will the roast be fully
cooked?
3. What is todays date?
19. Imagine that your sister left at 1:00 to go
4. What year is it? to the hair salon to get her hair styled.
She told you she would be gone two and
5. About what time do you think it is? a half hours. When will she be home?
6. What season are we in? 20. Imagine that today is Friday and you went
to see the doctor the day before yesterday.
7. What will next season be? What day did you see the doctor?
8. What was last season? 21. Imagine that you bought a new radio
on July 12th and the store clerk told
9. When did you last see me? you that you must bring it back within
10 days if you are not satisfied or you
10. Which days do I usually see you? cannot get your money back. What
would be the last day you could take
11. If today is Wednesday, what was yesterday? the radio back?
12. If today is Tuesday, what day will fall three 22. Imagine that today is Wednesday and
days from now? you always go to the grocery store
on Mondays. How many days will
13. Imagine that today is Monday, June 6th pass before you go to the grocery
and you will be going on a vacation a store again?
week from today. What date will your
vacation begin? 23. Imagine that it is currently the month
of August and you had a stroke two
14. If the current year is 2003, what year was months ago. In which month did your
four years ago? stroke occur?
15. If you got married in 1965, how many years 24. Imagine it is 2:30 and your physical
have you been married? therapist will be seeing you at 4:00.
How long will you have to wait?
16. If you were 27 when your first child was
born and that child is 40 years old now, 25. Imagine your doctors appointment was
how old are you? at 10:00 AM and you arrived at his office
at 9:45 AM. He was called away for an
17. Imagine you retired from your job at the emergency and you have been waiting.
age of 62 and you have been retired for It is now 11:45 AM. How long have you
eight years. How old are you now? been waiting?
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Please answer the following questions.
26. Your medication is to be taken every four 35. Imagine you will be traveling to a neighboring
hours while you are awake during the day. state on your vacation. The travel time will
Imagine you took the first dose at 10:00 AM. be 5 hours by car. If you leave at 8:30 AM,
When will you take the other dosages? what time will you arrive at your destination?
27. Imagine your friends granddaughter received 36. If New Years Eve is 10 days from now, what
an engagement ring on Valentines Day and is todays date?
she and her fiance will be getting married in
six months. In which month will the wedding 37. If your vacation will last 7 days and you leave
be held? on June 15th, when will your vacation end?
28. There will be a Labor Day sale at your local 38. If you normally sleep 8 hours each night
department store. Which month will that sale and you go to bed around 10:00 PM, what
occur? time will you wake up?
29. Imagine you have received a letter from your 39. Your favorite television show usually begins
brother that says he will be visiting you the at 7:00, but the show was delayed due to a
weekend before Memorial Day. In which sporting event and it is now 7:20. How late
month will he be visiting? is the show?
30. Suppose you will be receiving Social Security 40. It is currently 11:15 AM and the pharmacy
benefits in five years. What year will you is closed but will reopen at 2:00. How
begin receiving these benefits? long will you have to wait to have your
prescription filled?
31. Imagine it is currently February 15th and you
have just been informed that your friends
granddaughter is eight weeks pregnant. In
which month will the baby be born?
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Month __________________________ Year __________
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Stimuli primarily visual, but the questions may be read to your client
and other auditory cues may be provided
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Hospital
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Hospital
1. Find the restrooms that are closest to the main entrance.
3. How would you go from the main entrance to the Surgical Lounge?
6. If you have a family member in Intensive Care, where would your waiting room
be located?
9. If you are in the Family Room, are you close to the chapel?
10. How would you reach Outpatient Surgery from the main entrance of the hospital?
15. Which set of stairs would you use to leave the courtyard of Surgical S?
16. If you are in Pediatrics, how would you reach Maternity Care?
17. If you were going to visit a friend in the hospital and you did not know her room
number, where would you go first?
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Hotel Lobby
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Hotel Lobby
1. What is directly in front of the wicker sofa?
8. If you were sitting on the wicker sofa, what would you be looking at?
17. Can you enter the lobby from the south side?
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Park
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Park
1. Which restroom is closest to the band shell?
6. If you are going to watch a baseball game, which parking lot would you choose?
14. If you were watching a tennis game, which parking lot would you choose?
17. What is between the baseball diamond and the basketball courts?
18. If you are in the gazebo, are you near the tennis court?
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Small Town
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Small Town
1. What is on the north end of town?
5. How would you go from the Smith farm to the grocery store?
10. How would you go from the Jones farm to the Lindy farm?
16. If you are driving north on Highway 61, which streets will you cross?
17. How would you go from the tree nursery to the Lindy farm?
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City
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City
1. Name a highway that runs north and south.
3. If you were on Hickory Road, would you be on the east side of the city?
8. If you were driving west on Highway 73 from the airport, would you cross the
Muddy River?
11. If you were on North 53rd Avenue, which would be the fastest route to the airport?
14. If you were driving east on Highway 73, would you turn right or left on 23rd Avenue
to get to 60th Street?
16. If you were driving north on Memorial Avenue, which streets would you cross?
18. If you were driving south on Lincoln Expressway, how would you reach Highway 130?
20. If you lived on the south side of town, would you be near Glen Road?
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Shopping Mall
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Shopping Mall
1. Which major department store is on the north side of the mall?
4. How many telephone booths are located around the food court?
5. If you were in Hamiltons Department Store, where would the closest set of mall restrooms be?
8. If you were in store #104, would you be near Von Epsteins Department Store?
10. What is located between Byers Department Store and Exercise Express?
12. If you were in store #104, how would you get to the food court?
15. How many restrooms are shown on the mall floor plan?
16. If you entered the mall on the west side, would you be near Von Epsteins Department Store?
17. If you needed to buy a dictionary, which store would you enter?
18. If you entered the mall on the east side, which store is on your right and which store is on
your left?
20. If you needed a birthday card, which entrance of the mall would you use?
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House
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1. Does the home face the north?
7. If you were sitting at the dining room table, would you be able to watch the sunrise?
9. If you were entering the house from the garage, which room would you be in?
14. Can you enter the home from the south side of the house?
20. If you were coming out of the guest bedroom, which direction would you go to
reach the kitchen?
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Orientation to Past and Present Events
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Orientation to Past and Present Events
Please answer yes or no to the following questions.
2. Did Richard Nixon become President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
3. If your child was born in 1948, was he born during the baby boom?
5. Was the Mustang a successful car built by the Ford Motor Company?
12. Did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics in 1972?
13. Was the Volkswagen Beetle a car that was manufactured in Germany?
16. Was Elvis Presley known as The King of Rock and Roll?
17. Did the Space Shuttle Challenger end in tragedy at the beginning of its flight in
January 1986?
18. Was Satchmo the nickname of famous jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie?
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Orientation to Past and Present Events, continued
Please answer yes or no to the following questions.
22. Did the Great Depression take place during the 1930s?
23. Did Dwight Eisenhower defeat Adlai Stevenson to become the 34th President
of the United States in 1952?
26. Did the movie Gone With The Wind take place in the North?
27. Did Chief Justice Earl Warren investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
29. Was President Nixon unconditionally pardoned for any federal crimes he may have
committed while in office?
31. Did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor signal our entrance into World War II?
33. Was Ronald Reagan an actor before he became president of the United States?
34. Did Jacqueline Kennedy marry the Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis?
35. Did John Hinkley, Jr. attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981?
39. Must you pass a written test to receive your drivers license?
40. Was the Equal Rights Amendment proposed to safeguard mens rights?
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Orientation to Past and Present Events
Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
1. What year was the bicentennial celebration 8. Which famous tennis player beat Bobby
of the United States? Riggs in the tennis match termed The
a. 1966 Battle of the Sexes?
b. 1976 a. Chris Evert
c. 1980 b. Zina Garrison
c. Billie Jean King
2. Which of the following people was once a
Secretary of State? 9. Which electronic device was not yet in use
a. Henry Kissinger during the 1950s?
b. Ronald Reagan a. radio
c. Lyndon Johnson b. CD player
c. television
3. What was Lyndon Johnsons wifes
10. What is the voting age in the United States?
nickname?
a. 16
a. Lady Belle
b. 17
b. Lady Bug
c. 18
c. Lady Bird
11. Which of the following television shows has
4. Which of the following people was a
been a successful game show?
famous football player?
a. The Phil Donahue Show
a. O.J. Simpson
b. The Price Is Right
b. Magic Johnson
c. 60 Minutes
c. Arthur Ashe
12. On which television show did Elvis Presley
5. Which military action was considered a
first appear?
conflict and never declared a war?
a. The Ed Sullivan Show
a. Vietnam War
b. The Milton Berle Show
b. World War II
c. Face the Nation
c. War of 1812
13. Which country was the first to send a satellite
6. Which of the following people was a
into space?
flamboyant pianist?
a. America
a. Louis Armstrong
b. France
b. Liberace
c. Soviet Union
c. Lawrence Welk
14. The TV mini-series Roots chronicled the
7. Which actor played the bigot Archie
history of which group of people?
Bunker in the television program
All in the Family? a. African-Americans
b. Hispanics
a. Lloyd Bridges
c. American Indians
b. Denzel Washington
c. Carroll OConnor
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Orientation to Past and Present Events, continued
Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
15. Which famous civil rights leader uttered 22. Which of the following actresses died in
the quote, I have a dream? a plane crash?
a. Malcolm X a. Susan Hayward
b. Martin Luther King, Jr. b. Carole Lombard
c. Jane Pittman c. Vivien Leigh
16. Which United States President was 23. Which famous actor played Rhett Butler in
assassinated in 1963? Gone With The Wind?
a. Abraham Lincoln a. Charlton Heston
b. Ronald Reagan b. John Wayne
c. John F. Kennedy c. Clark Gable
17. Which United States President was in 24. Who was the first President of the United
office during the Great Depression? States?
a. Lyndon Johnson a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Woodrow Wilson b. George Washington
c. Franklin Roosevelt c. Abraham Lincoln
18. Which war was fought between the 25. Which of the following companies is known
North and the South? for making computers?
a. Civil War a. Dell
b. Korean War b. Saturn
c. World War II c. Maytag
19. Which famous woman was deaf 26. Which fashion trend is associated with the
and blind? 1960s?
a. Clara Barton a. the bustle
b. Helen Keller b. the miniskirt
c. Florence Nightingale c. the strapless evening gown
20. Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play? 27. Which United States President was involved
a. piano in the Watergate scandal?
b. flute a. Gerald Ford
c. trumpet b. Lyndon Johnson
c. Richard Nixon
21. Which car was made by the Ford Motor
Company? 28. Who was a famous writer of childrens
a. Mustang books?
b. Electra 225 a. Dr. Seuss
c. Ninety-Eight b. Dr. Welby
c. Dr. Brown
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Orientation to Past and Present Events, continued
Select the correct answer from the three choices given.
29. How often are the Winter Olympic 35. Which Alabama governor was shot and
Games held? seriously wounded while campaigning for
a. every six years the Democratic nomination for President
b. every four years in 1972?
c. every two years a. Lester Maddox
b. Richard Nixon
30. Who was Frank Sinatra once married to? c. George Wallace
a. Elizabeth Taylor
b. Barbra Streisand 36. On which island was there a nuclear
c. Mia Farrow accident?
a. Three Mile Island
31. Which American actress was very b. Cumberland Island
outspoken against the Vietnam War? c. Fripp Island
a. Jane Fonda
b. Katharine Hepburn 37. Which group of people went on strike
c. Audrey Hepburn during the Reagan administration?
a. pilots
32. Which President preceded John F. b. air traffic controllers
Kennedy? c. flight attendants
a. Lyndon Johnson
b. Dwight Eisenhower 38. Which of the following women is a
c. Richard Nixon famous figure skater?
a. Dorothy Hamill
33. Which person was involved in the b. Mary Lou Retton
Watergate scandal? c. Jackie Joyner Kersee
a. Henry Kissinger
b. Tip ONeill 39. Which United States President resigned
c. John Dean during his second term of office?
a. John F. Kennedy
34. The Supreme Court case of Brown vs. b. Richard Nixon
The Board of Education of Topeka, c. Lyndon Johnson
Kansas, declared segregation of schools
to be illegal. In which year did this case 40. Which United States First Lady fought a
occur? battle against alcoholism and then founded
a. 1954 an alcohol treatment center?
b. 1974 a. Rosalyn Carter
c. 1984 b. Nancy Reagan
c. Betty Ford
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Orientation to Past and Present Events
Please answer the following questions.
1. Which war occurred in the 1860s? 17. Which southern business tycoon did Jane
Fonda marry?
2. Which actress played Scarlett OHara in
Gone With The Wind? 18. Which political party did Lyndon Johnson
belong to?
3. Which famous amusement park is located
in Florida and features Epcot Center? 19. Which business tycoon did Jacqueline
Kennedy marry after her first husband
4. Name two Presidents who were assassinated was assassinated?
while in office.
20. Which U.S. Senator was involved in the
5. Which United States President freed all Chappaquiddick incident?
African-Americans from slavery?
21. What popular soft drink has its roots in
6. Which war occurred in the 1940s? Atlanta, Georgia?
7. Which child movie star sang the song 22. Who hosted The Tonight Show for several
On The Good Ship Lollipop? decades?
8. Which war occurred in 1990? 23. Who was Johnny Carsons sidekick
9. Which President served two consecutive and co-host on The Tonight Show ?
terms in the 1980s? 24. Which King of Rock and Roll first appeared
10. Who assumed the office of President on The Ed Sullivan Show?
when Richard Nixon resigned? 25. Which famous civil rights leader was
11. What major event occurred on assassinated in Memphis?
September 11, 2001? 26. What scandal heralded the resignation of
12. Which famous company is known for former President Richard Nixon?
producing quality childrens cartoons and 27. What country bombed Pearl Harbor in
movies, and for the characters Mickey and December of 1941?
Minnie Mouse?
28. What country was known for attempting to
13. Which type of shoes are known as high tops? eliminate Jews during World War II?
14. What fatal disease came to light in the 29. Who was Ronald Reagans first wife?
1980s which took the lives of such notables
as Rock Hudson and Arthur Ashe? 30. Who was Richard Burton married to on
two different occasions?
15. Which famous British royal couple married
in the early 1980s? 31. What is the mascot of the
Republican party?
16. Which famous actor was the father of Jane
and Peter Fonda? 32. What is the mascot of the
Democratic party?
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Further Activities for Caregivers
Discuss past events and keep a scrapbook for the client to refer to as a way to
increase orientation skills for past events.
Keep family albums in conspicuous places for the client to look through.
Write orientation information such as the clients address, phone number, recent
happenings, etc., on notes or poster board in the clients room or around the home
in conspicuous places.
Keep a large clock and a calendar or appointment book in a very conspicuous place
and refer to it daily in front of the client. Discuss events of the day, of the past few
days, and of the weeks to come. Write all family events on the calendar or appoint-
ment book.
When you and the client are going to the store or running errands, get out a town
map and tell the client the route you will be taking.
While you are driving with the client in the car, discuss what street you are driving
on and perhaps talk about how the city has changed over the years.
Tell the client throughout each day the current date, day of the week, year, and time
of day. Periodically ask the client if he knows the date, etc.
Use photocopies of exercises in this chapter to review on days when the client is not
having therapy.
Ask the client to give you directions to a place in the city where she used to visit
frequently. If she cannot tell you, get out a map and discuss it. See if she can
remember the route when you go there later.
When you are cooking or doing any other activity that may involve time, have the
client figure the correct times and encourage him to either remember these times,
write them down, or set a timer.
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Chapter 2 Memory
This portion of the manual stresses functional and practical ways to increase memory
skills using common, everyday stimuli. This chapter begins with immediate memory
exercises designed to increase your clients attention and concentration for repeating
series of digits and words.
The goal of this chapter is for your client to achieve success in remembering the stimuli.
Most clients will have a memory deficit, even though they may hesitate to admit this
fact. You can usually increase your clients memory skills by teaching compensatory
strategies.
Exercises
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Immediate Memory For Three-Digit Sequences
Repeat these items without changing the order of the numbers.
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Advanced Three-Unit Sequences
Repeat these numbers exactly as you hear them.
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Immediate Memory for Five-Unit Sequences
Repeat these numbers exactly as you hear them.
Zip Codes
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Immediate Memory for Seven-Unit Sequences
Repeat these numbers exactly as you hear them. Do not change the order of the numbers. (Whenever
possible, insert numbers the client would really use.)
Phone Numbers
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Immediate Memory/Word Sequences
Instructions Have your client repeat each series of words. Begin each
exercise by telling your client the semantic category of each
word list. Use compensatory strategies as needed to increase
your clients success rate.
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Immediate Memory for Three-Word Sequences
Repeat these word lists without changing the order of the words.
Related Words
Unrelated Words
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Immediate Memory for Four-Word Sequences
Repeat these word lists without changing the order of the words.
Related Words
Unrelated Words
10. hot, icicle, jam, king 25. money, wear, open, pink
11. sleet, ring, television, carpet 26. forget, meal, bank, main
12. ball, picture, key, person 27. scale, free, gate, yes
13. wall, log, bedroom, cost 28. work, hope, pill, read
14. number, dig, shake, paper 29. mother, pocket, dream, fox
15. piano, sweater, think, telephone 30. cane, will, year, have
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Immediate Memory for Five-Word Sequences
Repeat these word lists without changing the order of the words.
Related Words
Unrelated Words
1. window, grass, shirt, free, star 16. cold, girl, scissors, stereo, floor
2. never, sling, more, first, skate 17. finish, most, well, can, high
3. kite, bring, new, Friday, make 18. husband, stop, heart, pillow, near
4. bright, flake, deer, meal, gate 19. lip, fear, watch, shirt, come
5. radio, fight, here, dish, smoke 20. hard, last, ship, string, apple
6. mile, paper, thick, couch, banana 21. tired, sheep, sit, more, call
7. fresh, walk, wood, cup, brass 22. wheel, north, fill, box, sing
8. night, button, fall, mash, over 23. news, strong, film, would, write
9. keep, merry, rotten, toy, woman 24. blanket, peach, early, know, top
10. fact, take, pitcher, duck, wall 25. jerk, diamond, sink, feel, skip
11. broom, mug, rooster, picture, tan 26. scared, job, friend, much, cool
12. candle, year, meat, ring, ball 27. fold, male, cash, for, calm
13. work, show, young, frog, like 28. five, out, oven, steel, black
14. pencil, house, jog, turtle, shovel 29. back, shake, gone, lower, mix
15. ant, shock, luck, chicken, baby 30. coffee, trip, sister, jeans, shape
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Extended Word Lists for Further Memory Skills Practice
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Short-Term Memory Skills
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Classified Ads
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Newspaper Advertisements
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Telephone Messages
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Long-Term Memory Skills
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Long-Term Memory Skills
Discuss and answer these questions.
1. Which President of the United States 16. At what temperature does water begin
was assassinated in 1963? to freeze?
2. What was the Watergate scandal? 17. Which sport uses the term bullpen?
3. Who was married to Elizabeth Taylor 18. What profession gives Academy Awards
two different times? for excellence?
4. In which decade of this century was the 19. What famous musician was known as
Great Depression? Satchmo?
5. What famous movie was made from a 20. What song do people sing on New
book by Margaret Mitchell dealing with Years Eve?
the Civil War?
21. What is the Goodyear company known
6. What do you call an extended period of for making?
dry weather?
22. Where is the Empire State Building?
7. Who was known as the King of Rock
and Roll? 23. Why should some homes be insulated?
8. What bird is featured on the national 24. How would you go about losing weight?
emblem of the United States?
25. What book would you look for if
9. How can you tell the age of a tree? you needed to know a synonym for
a particular word?
10. What does it mean to be nearsighted?
26. What is an antonym?
11. What do you call a book that gives
definitions of words and specific 27. What does the term southpaw mean?
pronunciations?
28. At what age can you begin drawing
12. How should you put out a grease fire? Social Security?
13. How many cards are in a deck of 29. What desert plant needs very little water?
playing cards?
30. What does the word forgive mean?
14. Which President of the United States
resigned from office in 1974?
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Further Activities for Caregivers
Keep important phone numbers on a board or sheet of paper beside the telephone.
Keep very predictable schedules throughout each day, and have each days schedule
of activities written in a conspicuous place within the home.
Keep a memory log or journal for the client or remind the client to write in it daily.
Discuss the events of each day at night and review the memory log daily. Talk
about what the client did yesterday, last week, a month ago, etc.
Have the client look through magazines and read short articles. Ask her questions
about the articles at a later time.
Ask the client if he remembers taking his medication and if it is time to take
another dose. Make him aware of his medication schedule.
Give the client various lists to remember such as birthdays or groceries. Do only
one list in a day and see how long it takes the client to commit the list to memory.
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Chapter 3 Organization
This section deals with organizational skills, emphasizing organizing information in
a logical, sequential manner.
The exercises all deal with practical, everyday activities. For example, a client who
was an excellent cook prior to a neurological incident would benefit from an exercise
in organizing ingredients to bake a cake. A client who had an interest in fishing might
profit from exercises related to organizing a fishing trip.
Exercises
Sequential Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Social . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Categorical Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Expressive Categorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Instructions Choose an appropriate category of interest for your client and begin
the exercises from simple to complex, using compensatory strategies
as needed. Ask your client to put the steps for each task in order.
Then talk through the steps of the task to make sure the order is
reasonable. Some tasks may have more than one correct sequence.
Compensatory Strategies
If your client has trouble numbering the tasks, write the steps on
index cards and have her arrange them in order.
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Household
Put the steps for each task in order. The first one is done for you.
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Put the steps for each task in order.
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Put the steps for each task in order.
27. Cleaning out the refrigerator 33. Paying your monthly bills
____ open the refrigerator ____ write the checks
____ close the refrigerator ____ get out your checkbook
____ wash the bins and shelves ____ put the checks in envelopes
____ throw away old food ____ put stamps on the envelopes
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Community
Put the steps for each task in order. The first one is done for you.
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Put the steps for each task in order.
17. Having the oil changed in your car 23. Cleaning up a community park
____ wait in the waiting room ____ work together
____ talk to the mechanic ____ relax after all the hard work
____ drive to the oil change shop ____ set a date for the job
____ pay for the services ____ form a clean-up committee
18. Mailing letters at the post office 24. Getting a new car tag
____ get the stamps you need ____ receive the new car tag
____ put stamps on the envelopes ____ drive to the tag office
____ put letters in the mail chute ____ pay the fee
____ stand in line to get stamps ____ show car title and insurance
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Community, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
27. Dealing with a car accident 33. Having your picture taken
____ have the car towed ____ go to the photography studio
____ call the police ____ pay the sitting fee
____ file an accident report ____ get dressed up
____ exchange insurance information ____ smile at the camera
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Health
Put the steps for each task in order. The first one is done for you.
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Health, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
17. Flossing your teeth 23. Dealing with a blister on your foot
____ pull off enough floss ____ clean the area
____ get out the dental floss ____ put a bandage on it
____ throw the used floss away ____ get bandages and ointment from
____ floss between each tooth the medicine cabinet
____ put ointment on it
18. Having your teeth cleaned
____ make an appointment 24. Losing weight
____ go to the dentists office ____ see your doctor
____ pay for the services ____ get a diet from the doctor
____ have the hygienist clean your teeth ____ begin to lose weight
____ set a weight loss goal
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Health, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
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Health, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
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Social
Put the steps for each task in order. The first one is done for you.
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Social, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
13. Having a fast-food meal 19. Renting a movie from a video store
____ pay for the food ____ pay for the video
____ order your food ____ select a movie to rent
____ walk up to the counter ____ go to the video store
____ eat your food ____ watch the movie
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Social, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
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Social, continued
Put the steps for each task in order.
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Categorical Organization
Instructions Read the three words in each word group to your client and
ask how they are related or to what category they all belong.
Compensatory Strategies
Describe each object in detail to help your client see how the
objects are alike.
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Categorical Organization
Tell what category each word group is a part of.
64. stamps, letters, envelopes things you can get at a post office
66. fan, air conditioner, breeze things that keep you cool
Instructions Have your client name members in each category with a goal of
15 members named. This activity may be timed with a goal of
15 members named in one minute if increasing speed of response
is an objective. Your client may write responses or verbally state
them. (Only use a timer if your client is responding verbally.)
Compensatory Strategies
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Expressive Categorization
Name 10-15 members of each category.
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Further Activities for Caregivers
When beginning household chores, have the client tell you the steps involved in
each task. You may also describe the steps in an incorrect order and have him
correct the order.
If the client is familiar with the grocery store, have her organize a grocery list
according to where items are located in the store. Ask the client to write things
to be done prior to leaving on a vacation or any other short trip. Check that the
order of the list of things to do is logical.
Ask the client to tell you his favorite recipe and make the dish as he tells you
the steps involved and the sequence. Copy the recipe and keep a card file of
his favorites.
Ask the client to sort silverware, place dishes on appropriate shelves, sort and
store tools, or sort any other household items.
Request that the client tell the steps involved in any activity that she may have
enjoyed doing prior to the neurological incident. Tell the client you need to know
how to perform the activity and make it seem very realistic.
For younger clients who may have been working at the time of the neurological
incident, detailed organization tasks such as alphabetizing a list might be
challenging and functional.
Write steps involved in a task on index cards and ask the client to put them in the
appropriate order.
Write scrambled letters on a sheet of paper and ask the client to unscramble them
to form words.
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Chapter 4 Verbal Problem Solving
This chapter targets increasing the clients judgment and ability to solve new problems
brought about by neurological damage, as well as those encountered in everyday living.
These exercises are realistic and very applicable. The questions are written in an open-
ended format to encourage discussion.
Exercises
Instructions Discuss each situation with your client to determine the appropriate
course of action. Ask your client to give you a very complete answer,
telling you how to best solve these problems.
Compensatory Strategies
1. You cannot remember when to take 12. You are choking frequently when
your medication. you attempt to swallow water and
other thin liquids.
2. You suddenly become very ill, and
no one is at home with you. 13. Your speech therapist has told you
that you must eat a pureed diet, but
3. You cannot remember the correct you find this to be distasteful.
dosage for the six different medications
you are currently taking. 14. You have been told to use a food
thickener in all that you drink to
4. You cannot afford to have your decrease the possibility of choking
prescription medication filled, and strangling, but you are out of
but the doctor has instructed the thickener.
you to take this medication daily.
15. You feel you may have taken an
5. You keep forgetting whether you overdose of one of your medications.
have taken your medication or not.
16. Your doctor has told you not to drive
6. A nursing assistant is bathing you due to seizures you have had. You
and is not properly attending to a need something from the store, and
wound on your leg. no one is home to drive you.
7. You notice an unusual skin condition 17. Your physical therapist has told you
on your foot. to perform certain exercises daily.
Suddenly, these exercises have begun
8. You have a medical condition that to cause sharp pains.
requires you to eat on a very regular
schedule, but no one is home to 18. You need radiation therapy five
prepare your meals. times a week, but you are having
transportation problems.
9. Your eyesight is quite limited, and
you are unable to read small print 19. Your doctor has prescribed a special
on medication bottles. diet that restricts fat, sodium, and
sugar, but you are attending a dinner
10. You suddenly become very ill, and party where they are serving foods
your doctor is out of town. not included on your diet.
11. You have noticed lately that your 20. Your speech therapist has advised
hearing is diminishing, and you you to feed yourself with a specific
must ask family members to repeat syringe, and you need to get a supply
their words. of them.
21. Your speech therapist has told you 26. You are severely allergic to
to be supervised by someone at all household dust.
times while you are eating, but you
live alone. 27. Your doctor has stated that you
should not be present in a room
22. You are allergic to codeine, but where people are smoking as the
your nurse has received doctors secondhand smoke is not good for
orders to give you a pain medica- you. However, your spouse and
tion containing codeine. Both several of your family members
individuals are unaware of your are smokers.
allergy.
28. You realize that you have forgotten
23. You have taken a new medication to take your medication for several
prescribed by your doctor, and within days.
an hour you are extremely ill. You
are at home alone. 29. You are seeing several specialists,
but your pharmacist has alerted
24. You have taken a weekend trip you that the various medications
to visit your daughter and you these doctors have prescribed
realize that you left some vital separately could interact badly
medication at home. when combined.
25. The medication you take when 30. Your physician has recommended
you get up each morning causes surgery, and you are very concerned
nausea every day. as to whether the surgery is actually
necessary.
1. You have numerous loose electrical 10. Your physical therapist has told
cords throughout your house, and you to wear a belt around your
you are physically impaired. waist while you are walking so
your spouse can use it to assist
2. You have rugs scattered throughout you. Your spouse keeps forgetting
your home, and you are using a to use this belt.
walker to get around.
11. Your physical therapist has advised
3. Your physical therapist has told you using a posey tie belt to keep you
to use a walker at home, but you have securely in your wheelchair, but
borrowed a cane from a friend and you think the belt looks ridiculous
would like to use it instead. and would rather not wear it.
4. You have partial paralysis in your 12. You are sleeping in a hospital
right hand, and you need to cut an bed at home. Your spouse keeps
apple in half. forgetting to pull up the side rails
at night before you go to sleep.
5. You discover that the brakes on
your wheelchair are defective. 13. A home health aide comes five times
a week to assist in bathing you. You
6. Your physical therapist has advised have been assigned a new aide during
you to use a specific shower chair the last week and feel that she is not
while bathing, but you feel that a using proper safety precautions. She
regular straight chair will be sufficient. has even allowed you to fall once when
transferring you out of the tub.
7. Your occupational therapist has fitted
you with a splint for your left hand, 14. Your right hand and arm are paralyzed
but the splint has started causing you from a recent stroke, but you would like
pain. to begin cooking and using the stove
again.
8. You are currently taking a prescription
medication that makes you drowsy. 15. Your spouse has just mopped the kitchen
You took a pill about an hour ago, floor, and you need to walk across the
and you need to drive to the store to floor to reach another part of the house.
buy something.
16. You would like to get the daily
9. Your physical therapist has told you newspaper from the front yard.
not to walk around the house without However, you must walk down
someone there to supervise you. You steps to do so, and your physical
are home alone, and there is a knock therapist has told you that you are
on the door. not yet ready for stair walking.
17. You have fallen a few times while 24. You are severely visually impaired,
walking to the bathroom during the but you are not physically disabled.
night. You would like to solve this You have recently come to live
problem because you usually have with your daughter. You are unsure
to use the bathroom several times of your surroundings and feel
each night. unsafe.
18. You are beginning to have great 25. It is summertime, and you are
difficulty getting in and out of your home alone most of the day. Your
favorite armchair at home. At times, house is not air-conditioned, and
someone must literally pull you out the temperature is well over 90
of the chair. degrees. Most of the windows are
painted shut, and you dont have
19. Your spouse enjoys finding bargains the strength to open them. Your
at flea markets and garage sales. He fan has just stopped working.
recently found an old bedside com-
mode that might be useful since 26. You live alone, and it is late at
you recently had a stroke and are night. You think there may be an
in need of such a device. However, intruder in your home.
it looks unstable to you.
27. You notice that it is extremely
20. You have difficulty speaking, and difficult to get up from the
you are worried that you will be commode in your bathroom
unable to call or yell for a family and you often need assistance.
member if you need help.
28. You are physically impaired,
21. You have noticed that your spouse and you have a grandchild who
constantly forgets to lock the frequently visits you. Your spouse
brakes on your wheelchair, even allows the child to play with toys
when you are on an incline. on the den floor and doesnt
remember to pick them up.
22. You have recently had a mild stroke,
but you are still able to live alone. 29. Your spouse is severely hearing
However, you are worried about impaired and watches television
how you might contact someone with the volume so high that it is
if you were hurt or having another actually painful to your ears.
stroke.
30. You are physically impaired following
23. Walking up and down stairs has a stroke, and you are learning to walk
become difficult since your stroke. again. It is wintertime, and you enjoy
The stairs leading into your home wearing long bathrobes. However, these
have no side rails. robes have tripped you several times.
1. You are unable to perform house- 11. Your granddaughter and her family
hold cleaning duties, and you will be visiting you next weekend.
cannot afford a maid service. They have a six-month-old baby
and you are worried about how to
2. A drain in your bathroom is manage the sleeping arrangements
clogged. for everyone.
3. You are unable to walk up or 12. Your winter electric bills have been
down stairs. You live in a extremely high in spite of the fact
two-story house with all of that you have kept the thermostat
the bedrooms upstairs and quite low.
stairs leading to each entrance.
13. You have recently installed a new
4. You have a new puppy that is gas stove in your kitchen. You
chewing on your furniture. frequently smell gas when you
walk into the kitchen even though
5. You are physically unable to all of the knobs are turned to off.
care for your lawn.
14. Your extra freezer has just stopped
6. You are cooking a meal, and you running and it is filled with hundreds
cause a grease fire on the stove. of dollars worth of frozen meat and
vegetables from your garden.
7. There is a terrible thunderstorm,
and you notice a leak in the roof 15. During certain times of the day,
of your bedroom. the circuit breakers in your home
become overloaded, and the power
8. There is a power outage that may goes off.
last for several days due to a severe
snowstorm. 16. You moved into a newly-built,
smaller home because your old
9. You notice termite damage along home was too large and difficult
the baseboard in your living room. to take care of. However, since
moving, you have noticed numerous
10. Over the past several weeks, you defects, some of them structural in
have had a problem with a number nature, in your new home. When
of pesky insects inside your home. you call your builder, you find his
telephone has been disconnected.
17. You are hearing impaired, and you 24. You cannot reach cooking utensils
find it very difficult to understand and china stored in high kitchen
people talking on the telephone. cabinets from your wheelchair.
18. You enjoy drinking coffee every 25. You have a progressive disease
morning. However, several times that will cause you to become
recently you have forgotten to turn physically disabled over time.
off the coffee maker. You have You live in a home that has stairs,
ruined several coffee pitchers, and high cabinets, and numerous
one coffee maker was rendered inaccessible areas for someone
inoperable. who uses a wheelchair. It is
very important to you to be
19. A severe thunderstorm has caused independent for as long as possible.
damage to your roof and several
large limbs were blown out of the 26. You have several valuable pieces
trees and into your front yard. of jewelry, and you feel it is unsafe
to keep them in your jewelry box
20. The ice maker in your freezer has at home.
started pouring out water. When
you discover it, your kitchen floor 27. Your home has been on the market
is covered in an inch of water. for six months, and it has not sold.
21. Your neighborhood has become 28. Last night during a terrible thunder-
quite dangerous just in the past storm, lightning struck your television
few years. You do not want to set, and now it doesnt work.
move, but you would like to
make your house more secure. 29. Recently, you have ruined several
pots and pans by forgetting that
22. None of the bathroom doors in something was cooking on the
your home are wide enough to stove. In fact, you even feel that
accommodate your wheelchair. a terrible fire could have been
caused in one of the instances.
23. You live in an upstairs apartment
and have recently become physi- 30. Your home needs a new roof.
cally disabled due to a stroke. It You are on a limited income,
is extremely difficult for your family and you would like to find the
to help you up and down the stairs lowest possible price quote for
for your frequent doctor appointments. the job.
16. You have only one television set. 24. You are physically impaired and
Your husband wants to watch you live alone in a special ground-
sporting events all the time, and floor apartment that has been modi-
you are tired of this. fied to meet your needs. However,
you still find it difficult to prepare
17. Your friends grandson is graduating three meals a day for yourself.
from college and you are unsure
what to buy him for a graduation 25. You have recently had a stroke and
gift. are receiving services from a home
health agency that sends a physical
18. You are going on a short vacation therapist to visit you three times a
that will require a five-hour car week. You are not happy with your
ride. Youre physically disabled, therapist. Sometimes he does not
and you are concerned about how arrive for his scheduled visits and
you will stand the trip. gives you no explanation.
19. You use a wheelchair and your 26. You and your spouse can no
spouse is quite frail. You have longer drive, but you have a
several doctor appointments this relatively new car in the garage
week, and you are unsure of how that is seldom used.
you should be transported and who
will provide physical assistance. 27. Your spouse passed away several
months ago, and you have several
20. You are physically impaired due to closets full of his clothes.
a recent stroke, and it is close to
the holidays. You have not done 28. Every summer you enjoy having a
any holiday shopping. large vegetable garden. However,
you always have more vegetables
21. You have a friend who calls you than you could possibly eat, freeze,
constantly to gossip about various or can.
people in your small town, and you
find this to be annoying. 29. You have a neighbor who asks you
to do things around the house for
22. Your hospital auxiliary would her because her husband is no longer
like to raise money to renovate living. The work has become too
the nursing home that it supports. much for you because you have a
The fundraising committee is lot of work to do in your own home.
soliciting ideas regarding how to
raise this large amount of money. 30. One of your best friends has
begun to act differently around
23. You want to redecorate your you, and you feel that you may
bedroom, but you cant do it have offended her in some way.
by yourself.
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Financial Situations
How would you solve these financial problems?
1. You have received a letter from the 9. Your daughter and her family are
IRS that you are scheduled for a having financial problems because
tax audit. her husband has been without a job
for six months. They are in danger
2. You received a bill from the hospital. of losing their home.
On that bill, you noticed a charge
for services dated the day after 10. Your son and his family have had
your discharge from the hospital. financial problems, and they have
asked if it would be possible for
3. You have paid a person to paint them to move in with you.
the outside of your home. He
has not arrived for work, and the 11. You were told that Medicare would
telephone number he gave you pay 100% of your physical therapy
has been disconnected. bills. However, recently you have
received several bills from the hos-
4. Due to paralysis in your hand, you pital for physical therapy. It is a
are physically unable to write the large amount, and you are unable
checks to pay your monthly bills. to pay these bills.
5. Your wallet has been stolen. It 12. A local charity has approached you
contained several credit cards repeatedly regarding donations.
in addition to a small amount You would like to help, but you are
of money. on a limited income.
6. You have received a letter from 13. Your granddaughter would like to
your insurance company stating attend a local community college,
that they need additional informa- but her parents are unable to pay
tion to process a claim for medical for her education. She does not
expenses. qualify for any of the scholarships
given at the school, and she does
7. You forgot to pay your power bill not want to incur debts for her
this month because it fell behind education.
your desk. Now your power has
been turned off. 14. Your social security check was not
in the mail on its regular day, and you
8. Your income taxes are prepared need the money to pay your bills.
yearly by a local accountant, but
you feel that the accountant has 15. A local department store has sent
been charging you too much. you a notice stating that the mini-
mum payment on your credit card
bill is 30 days late. You remember
paying the bill on time.
16. A good friend has owed you $25 for 24. You and your spouse are on a limited
several months, and she has not paid income, but your spouse wastes money
you back. on hobbies, and you have trouble pay-
ing your bills.
17. You have experienced difficulty
remembering when your various 25. Your son has power of attorney over
monthly bills are due. Your power your legal and financial affairs, but
and gas have been disconnected you feel he may be abusing this right.
due to your disorganization regarding
bill payments. 26. Your income is so limited that you
find it difficult to buy the food you
18. You feel that the bank has made an need each month.
error in your monthly bank statement
because a deposit that you made did 27. Recently, you bounced a check at the
not appear on this months statement. grocery store where you have been
shopping for 40 years. This was an
19. You have trouble balancing your oversight on your part and the bank
checkbook every month, and you returned the check to the store.
have bounced a few checks because
of this. 28. You forgot to reorder checks. Now
its time to pay your bills, and you
20. You have been using a 24-hour teller dont have enough checks. It may
machine near your home with your take a week to get your new order.
banking card. However, you keep
forgetting to write these transactions 29. You lost a credit card a few weeks
in your checkbook. ago and forgot to report it to the
credit card company. Now you
21. A relative recently passed away and have received a bill for a large
left you a large sum of money. You amount of charges that you did
are unsure of how you should invest not make.
this money.
30. You are buying a dress that was on a
22. Your spouse is very ill and requires rack with a sign that read 20% off, but
24-hour care that you are not physi- the salesclerk refuses to mark down
cally able to provide. You are on a the dress.
limited income and can only afford
sitters on a part-time basis.
1. You have received a letter ordering 9. There have been several burglaries
you to report for jury duty, but you in your neighborhood recently.
are physically unable to participate
on a jury. 10. You have consistently had problems
with your local cable television com-
2. A Presidential election is coming pany not providing adequate services.
up in a few weeks, and you are not Many people within your community
physically able to vote at the poll. have experienced the same problems.
3. Members of a political group have 11. You live alone and do not drive.
come to your door several times, You need to go to the grocery store
and you would rather they stop once a week. Your daughter usually
coming. takes you to the store, but she will
be out of town for the next month.
4. You need to ride the city bus to
your next doctor appointment, but 12. Your community has strict leash
you do not know the bus schedule. laws for pets. However, your
neighbor allows his dog to run
5. You have noticed a stray dog freely throughout the neighbor-
turning over garbage cans on hood. The dog is large and has
your street. attempted to bite you several times.
6. You are president of the homeowners 13. There is a leak in the roof of your
association in your subdivision, and apartment building, and you have
several of the residents have not been contacted your landlord several
paying their dues on a regular basis. times about it. However, he has
not responded to your request to
7. You are trying to follow directions fix the roof.
to a house youve never been to
before. You are lost on a lonely 14. You enjoy sitting in your neighbor-
country road. hood park, but over the past few
weeks you have read about several
8. Something is wrong with your crimes committed there.
car, so you took it to the dealership
where it was purchased. The 15. A terrible thunderstorm has uprooted
mechanic told you that the car your neighbors large oak tree. It
requires a repair job that will cost struck your house and caused some
a large amount of money. You damage to your roof.
distrust this mechanic, and you feel
he may not be telling you the
whole truth.
16. Your telephone has been out of order 23. You live in a county that does not
for several days. You have noticed serve liquor by the drink. In the next
that this happens every time there is election, you will be asked to vote for
heavy rain. or against serving liquor by the drink.
17. Your neighbor asks you to donate 24. There is a dangerous intersection
money to the local Cancer Society. near your home where several fatal
However, you are on a limited accidents have occurred, but the city
budget and feel you cannot donate has not installed a traffic light there.
any money. You would like to help
out in some way because some of 25. You would like to find a roommate
your family members have died of to live in your home as you are fright-
cancer. ened to stay alone since your spouse
passed away.
18. You enjoy going to religious services,
but your severe hearing impairment 26. You would like to sell your car
has made it almost impossible for you yourself and buy a smaller car that
to hear what is being said. will give you better gas mileage.
19. You have seen reports on television of 27. You will be moving into an apartment
a severe winter storm that will begin in a retirement facility. You are not
this afternoon. You live alone and are sure whether you should sell your
unable to drive, but you feel you will home or rent it with some of the
probably need some groceries before furnishings in it.
the storm hits.
28. You would like to change your will.
20. A winter snowstorm has dropped a Your old will was written a number
large amount of snow in your city, of years ago and does not reflect your
and the power is out on your street. current wishes to donate some money
to a charitable organization.
21. There are protective rules in your
neighborhood, and your next-door 29. There is a large pothole in the street
neighbor has violated several of right in front of your home.
these rules.
30. You live within the city limits and
22. In the upcoming election, you will be receive garbage pickup only once
faced with making a decision regarding a week. You have noticed a problem
whether or not you would like to see a with odors and mice and would like
lottery in your state. Funds collected the garbage to be picked up twice
from the lottery are to be used to a week.
improve education.
When a family problem arises, ask for the clients opinion regarding how to
solve it.
Watch the news on television with the client and discuss local issues in your
community. Read short news articles to the client that might be of interest
and discuss different aspects of the articles.
Ask for the clients input in all medical decisions that may come up regarding
his health.
If you have several errands to run, ask the client which errand should be
accomplished first, and take her with you to run these errands, if possible.
Include the client in basic financial decisions, such as how much to spend
on holiday gifts, etc.
Discuss past national or local concerns and how certain problems were solved.
Ask the clients opinion regarding these events and their outcomes.
The concepts in this section should help your client understand the differences between
figurative and literal language. It will also allow for more independent expression as
well as comprehension of abstract ideas. Each exercise increases in complexity.
Exercises
Compensatory Strategies
1.
cane umbrella
2.
car truck
3.
book newspaper
4.
coat sweater
5.
necklace bracelet
6.
television radio
7.
building house
8.
table chair
9.
flowerpot vase
11.
sugar salt
12.
photograph painting
13.
pen pencil
15.
pants shorts
16.
letter bill
17.
pajamas nightgown
18.
street driveway
19.
piano organ
21.
flowers vegetables
22.
children adults
23.
napkin towel
24.
horse cow
25.
clock calendar
26.
pills shot
27.
gardening painting
29.
box bag
31.
dress skirt
32.
person animal
33.
cash check
34.
desk table
36.
blanket sheet
37.
country city
38.
basketball baseball
39.
curtains blinds
Compensatory Strategies
1. Mrs. Patterson asked her son Robert to mow the lawn. He mowed half of it and
then began playing basketball with some friends. When Mrs. Patterson saw her
son playing basketball, she exclaimed, Every time I give you some work to do,
you end up goofing off !
2. Mr. Gomez always had a beautiful garden. In fact, he had won many awards for his
vegetables and flowers. Last year, his green thumb produced the largest pumpkin in
the county and he won a $100 prize.
3. Mr. Taylor heard that his grandson had received bad grades recently at school. Since
this news was upsetting to Mr. Taylor, he went to see his grandson. He scolded the boy
and said, Youd better wise up and start studying more, or youll never finish school
and get a good job!
4. Mr. Cardoni hired an independent contractor to make some repairs on his home.
He paid the contractor in advance. However, the contractor never arrived to begin
the repair job. Mrs. Cardoni was not surprised, as she had warned her husband that
the contractor ran a fly-by-night operation.
5. Eva arrived at the party dressed in a designer gown and a new mink coat. She had
a large diamond pendant around her neck and was bragging to everyone about her
recent shopping sprees. She walked around the room acting high and mighty and
ignored even her closest friends.
6. Sharon Willis was shocked when she received the news that she was expecting a
baby at the age of 44. Her doctor gave her specific instructions on how to care for
herself. Sharon knew she needed to follow all of the doctors orders, as she was no
longer a spring chicken.
7. Peter and John saw each other often, and today would be no exception. They planned
to spend the afternoon sitting on a park bench, just shooting the breeze.
8. The community newsletter was due to the printer in 24 hours and Harriett hadnt found
time to write her article. She told her husband, Ill have to get down to the nitty-gritty
and finish this article even if it takes all night.
9. Marie Perez was playing the lead role in her community theaters production of
Oklahoma. Just as she was about to walk on stage on opening night, her best friend
whispered, Break a leg !
10. Mr. Wells saw the writing on the wall and bought his new home just before home
mortgage interest rates went up. He will save a great deal of money over the entire
30-year mortgage period.
Explain the meaning of the phrase saw the writing on the wall.
11. When Mary was planning a surprise birthday party for her boss, she warned her co-
workers to zip up their lips about the party. Mary said she would be very disappointed
if her boss found out about the birthday plans.
12. Dave Barrett had been a hard worker all his life. He was forced to retire from his job
at the age of 62 when he had a heart attack. After that his wife tried to encourage him
to relax, take it easy, and stop to smell the roses along the way.
13. Since discovering that he has cancer, Joseph has started living life one day at a time.
He doesnt seem to worry about the future, and hes in a good mood most of the time.
14. Vera Harris was a talkative woman. Her husband, Horace, was just the opposite.
He was quiet and reserved. All of Horaces friends said Vera could talk a blue streak.
15. George Sommers was a large, burly man. He stood 6 feet, 7 inches tall and weighed
well over 250 pounds. He was seen at a reception dressed in a suit and tie, nervously
drinking tea from a delicate china cup. Someone commented that he looked like a bull
in a china shop.
16. On Saturday morning, Rachel had several errands to run and some shopping to do.
However, she had promised to visit her sister that morning. How would she ever get
everything accomplished? She decided to kill two birds with one stone by asking her
sister go with her while she ran the errands and finished her shopping.
Explain the meaning of the phrase kill two birds with one stone.
17. Tom Martin was known for his boasting. He constantly bragged that he caught
the largest fish or owned the most expensive car in town. When Toms neighbor
approached me to discuss some new tale Tom had told, I simply said, Just
remember, take everything Tom Martin says with a grain of salt.
18. Jake Taylor had made some bad investments with his money. He ended up losing his
shirt over these unfortunate financial decisions, and his retirement would not be so
comfortable after all.
19. When Bob Blanco ran for public office he never imagined that the press would
uncover so many skeletons in his closet. He was forced to withdraw his name
from the election ballot.
20. Mr. Caines granddaughter, Amanda, was being particularly sweet to him today. She
had made a point of bringing him his slippers and getting him a cup of coffee fixed
just the way he liked it. Mr. Caine wondered why she was buttering him up.
21. Phyllis could not understand why her friend Jean was acting so strangely. They had
always been close and usually spoke over the telephone or visited each other daily.
However, lately Jean had been giving Phyllis the cold shoulder.
22. Bill had become a couch potato since he retired from his job. He gained thirty pounds
and his wife was concerned about his health. She put him on a strict diet and designed
an exercise plan for him.
23. Since her husbands death, Hazel had slipped into a deep depression. Her friends were
worried and wondered when she would bounce back. They felt she should consult her
doctor soon if the depression persisted.
24. Mr. and Mrs. Moss had not seen their granddaughter since she left to live in London
four years earlier. Now she was back for a visit. After spending an afternoon together,
her grandfather said, Its wonderful to see you. Youre like a breath of fresh air.
25. Though his wife enjoys attending one social function after another, Harvey likes
to stay at home. Everyone thinks Harvey is a bump on a log, but he doesnt seem to
mind. Harvey feels he can find plenty of things to do in his own backyard.
26. Marshas memory has become quite poor since she has gotten older. In fact, she
knows she has to write everything down, or it will fly right out of her head.
Explain the meaning of the phrase fly right out of her head.
27. Harry Robinson counted every penny and never paid full price for anything. His wife
said he was a skinflint. He said he just enjoyed getting a bargain.
28. Laura was in a hurry. She had asked her mother to be ready to leave for the doctor at
2:00, but her mother had not finished dressing and it was now 2:15. Shake a leg,
Mother! she yelled. We should have gotten on the road fifteen minutes ago.
29. Raymond Sills got a speeding ticket for driving over the speed limit in a school zone.
He knew he would have to go to court and face the music for his traffic violation.
30. David Chun needed to make an appointment with a heart specialist. He happened to
have a personal friend who worked in that field. He called his friends office, but was
told by the receptionist that the doctor couldnt see him for six weeks. When Mr. Chun
told the receptionist that the doctor was a friend of his, she said, Oh, then thats a
different story.
31. Elaine Freeman was a cheerful person who never seemed to have a bad day. Her
friends sometimes joked with her and said that she looked at the world through
rose-colored glasses. Elaine took this type of teasing as a compliment.
32. Deven was a new employee at his fathers law firm. Since he was still wet behind the
ears, he relied heavily on the advice of his father and the older partners in the firm.
33. Hearing about his grandsons first day in kindergarten, Larry said, I wish I could have
been a fly on the wall in that classroom.
34. Carolines grandfather is always kidding her. During her last visit, he told her that he
really enjoys pulling her leg.
35. Elizabeth Wolf had the best voice in the community glee club. She was told that her
voice was the cream of the crop when she was chosen to sing a difficult solo in the
holiday concert.
36. Virginia Stone seldom goes anywhere without her husband. Her friends try to encourage
her to resist being a clinging vine, but she doesnt listen.
37. Don is extremely hard headed. He simply will not listen to rational ideas. Don believes
that he is always right, and he doesnt have time to listen to the views of others.
38. Charlie will always help out a friend in need. Yesterday, without batting an eyelash,
he left a family dinner to help a friend who was stranded due to car trouble.
39. Michael has been having a field day since he bought his new home computer. Hes
excited about all the ways the computer can make his life easier. He put all of his
financial business on the computer and recently bought a program to write his own
will.
40. Jeff is the spitting image of his father. In fact, when you look at baby pictures of the
two men, you cant tell them apart.
3. He told his wife that she was out of her mind when she suggested that they start
their own business.
4. Mrs. Wilson called her husband a blockhead when he left some leaves burning
in the yard.
6. When her grandson failed one of his college courses, Mrs. Simpson said,
Youve made your bed, now you have to lie in it.
9. Everyone thought Sean was a nice man, but he turned out to be a snake in
the grass.
10. Julia read the book and told everyone it was a scream.
11. When her daughter started cleaning up the kitchen before everyone had eaten,
Mrs. Martel told her to hold her horses.
12. Patricia was setting the world on fire with the release of her new book.
13. Tina seemed spaced out after she took the sinus medication.
14. Fred Walters was skating on thin ice when he drove his car with a suspended
drivers license.
16. The new boss ran a sweatshop while his superiors were away.
17. The horse kicked the bucket after he contracted a strange disease.
18. I was hoping she would wake up and smell the coffee the next time her best
friend lied to her.
19. Mrs. Wells suggested that her grandson should turn the other cheek when his
friends call him names.
20. Lets all put our heads together and come up with a terrific idea.
22. Whenever there is a job to do around here, I always get the short end of
the stick.
23. Frank is riding the fence about whether he should stop drinking.
24. When Sues husband left her, I told her there were other fish in the sea.
25. Edward told his wife that she was the light of his life.
26. After visiting for two weeks, Marlo has worn out her welcome.
27. I went into my boss office to talk about a project. He sat down at his
desk and told me to fire away.
28. After her husband died, she put her heart on a shelf even though she was
still a young woman.
29. David found out that the man he admired had feet of clay.
30. When James was teaching his son how to bat a ball, he told him not to
jump the gun.
Instructions Instruct your client to explain the real meaning of the figurative
phrase. Then ask for a description of a situation where the phrase
might be used in everyday life.
Compensatory Strategies
1. took it in stride 21. cant see the forest for the trees
2. wearing your heart on your sleeve 22. cant judge a book by its cover
4. put your two cents in 24. started off on the wrong foot
17. got up on the wrong side of the bed 37. shape up or ship out
18. waste not, want not 38. straight from the horses mouth
19. put the cart before the horse 39. a tall order
20. born with a silver spoon in his mouth 40. came out smelling like a rose
Stimuli auditory
Instructions Read each short story to your client and have her tell you
the emotions each character is feeling. Keep verbal cueing
to a minimum.
Compensatory Strategies
1. It was a bright, sunny day as Jake Richardson walked down his driveway to the mail-
box. He was whistling a tune as he looked through the bundle of mail. The whistling
stopped abruptly when he opened a letter from the IRS informing him of an upcoming
audit of his tax return.
2. Elizabeth Miller had a stroke over a year ago that severely affected her ability to
speak. It is difficult for Elizabeth to use even basic words or phrases to express her
needs and wants. Just yesterday, she was unable to use words to express her need to
use the toilet, and her gestures did not convey the message. Her face turned bright
red and a tear streamed down her face.
3. The weather forecaster predicted a history-making snowstorm for the North Carolina
mountains. Mary Hanson, an 82-year-old widow, lived alone at the end of an isolated
country road. She chose to weather the storm alone in spite of her daughters protests.
After it had been snowing for many hours, a large tree fell, bringing the power and
telephone lines tumbling to the ground.
4. Libby Harrison and her husband had been planning a second honeymoon trip to
Florida for months. However, the day before they were to leave on the trip, Libby
came down with the flu, and they had to cancel their trip. Now, it will be another
year before Mr. Harrison can take time away from work for a trip.
5. Edie Sullivan had been cleaning house all day. She was dressed in an old sweatsuit,
and she even had cobwebs in her hair when the doorbell rang. She hated to answer
the door when she was in such a state, but she reluctantly did so. Standing on her
front doorstep was the prize patrol from Publishers Clearing House informing
her that she had won the grand prize of one million dollars.
6. The builder had just completed construction on Anna and Gabe Yeagers new home.
The real estate agent was taking Anna through the home for the official walk through
before the closing. The home had many modifications for Gabe, who had become
physically disabled by a stroke last year. All of the modifications were in place, and
Anna could not find any flaws in the builders construction.
7. Jos Gomez stood in line at the bank for twenty minutes. He was late for a doctors
appointment. He tapped his foot and looked at his watch frequently. He snapped at
the teller and told her that the bank needed more help.
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Tell how the main character(s) in each story might feel.
8. Virginia Tanner checked her mailbox each day for her tax refund. She had special
plans for that money. She wanted to surprise her son by purchasing a new tool he
needed for his woodworking shop. The letter carrier had just driven to the mailbox
and Virginias heart was racing.
9. Since his wifes death, Vince had hardly left his home, and he had lost 30 pounds.
His friends had not seen him in weeks, and he had lost interest in all of his hobbies.
10. The featured speaker at the Rotary Club meeting had been talking for well over an
hour. His voice was quite flat and the topic was of little interest to Jerry. Jerry
yawned and closed his eyes, and before long, he was actually snoring.
11. Hilda received a fifty-dollar bill in a birthday card from her son two days ago. Now,
she couldnt find the money. She looked through all the cards. She searched for hours
and finally found it under her chest of drawers.
12. Julia Peters arrived for her doctors appointment at 10:00 on Tuesday and signed
her name on the patient roster. After seeing the signature, the receptionist asked
Julia if she had an appointment. The receptionist checked the appointment book
and discovered that Julias appointment was on Wednesday, not Tuesday. Julia
left the office with a frown on her face.
13. Agnes White works long hours at her job and is the sole caretaker of an ailing
husband. Recently, her best friend had commented on the dark circles under
Agness eyes.
14. The speakers topic was how to wisely invest money to provide a comfortable
retirement. George Dearing sat up straighter in his chair, leaned forward, and
looked more directly at the speaker. He came away from the conference with
extremely sound financial advice.
15. Louise Brown had been rehearsing for weeks for the lead role in her community
theaters winter production. Just before she walked onto the stage on opening night,
her palms were sweaty and her stomach was jumpy.
16. Mario Fernandez had cleaned out his attic and gathered a truckload of clothes and
furniture. He donated everything to his local Goodwill organization. He walked
away from the Goodwill representative with a smile on his face.
17. The congressman called a special town meeting to publicly admit that he had misused
public funds during his past two years in office. He cried bitterly during the meeting.
18. Carol Moores daughter recently signed a recording contract with a large record
company. Carol called all of her friends with the news and told them about her
daughters fame and fortune.
19. Frances Jordans husband did yard work all day. When Frances got home, she
discovered that her husband had destroyed the flower bed with the lawn mower.
She stormed into the house.
20. Since his retirement, Charles had hardly gotten off the couch. He became lazy and did
not help with any of the household chores. His wife, Eloise, was keeping house and
taking care of her ailing sister. Lately, Charles and Eloise were arguing about the entire
situation.
21. Lena looked out her window and noticed that a new family was moving next door. She
quickly began cooking a delicious meal complete with a lemon pie for dessert. She
took the meal next door and rang the doorbell.
22. Henry was a person who loved to play practical jokes. His wife could always tell when
Henry had a big joke going. Today, he walked out of the kitchen with that special smile
on his face. She knew she was in for it.
23. Georgettes social security benefits were not always enough to pay her bills and buy
groceries. Sometimes she went hungry the last few days of the month. Georgette had
gone two days without eating, when a neighbor arrived with several bags of groceries.
Tears streamed down Georgettes face as she accepted the food.
24. Carmens granddaughter gave her a handmade clay pot for her birthday. The pot was
crudely made and uneven on one side. Nevertheless, Carmen gave it a place of honor
in her living room and gave her granddaughter a big hug.
25. Berts wife spent long hours working on a civic project with another man. She was
always receiving calls from him and lately she acted as if Bert hardly existed. Today
she had been gone for more than five hours. Bert decided to wait up for her.
26. Sharons mother was always criticizing her parenting skills, especially the way she
disciplined her children. When her mother started to say something critical, Sharon
would begin arguing before her mother could finish talking.
27. When Gertrude Morris was told her son had been killed in a car accident, she screamed
and began crying uncontrollably. She ran from the room and into the backyard
screaming loudly. She fell to the ground sobbing.
28. Joe received a new chain saw from a mail-order catalog. He paid for the saw with a
credit card. He wanted to use it right away, but the chain saw was not working. Joe
read the directions several times, but he could not get the saw to work. He called the
800 number in the catalog, but the number had been disconnected.
29. Mavis received an invitation to a wedding anniversary reception for a couple she had
known for 30 years. She ignored the invitation and did not send a gift. She said she
wasnt going to spend her hard-earned money to buy anyone a present.
30. Vera Hayes lived alone since the death of her husband. She had no friends and was
not a member of any clubs or groups. No one came to see her. The only time she left
home was to get groceries or to go to the doctors office.
31. Flora Santos came home and found that her house had been vandalized. Everything of
value had been taken or destroyed.
32. Bill and Louise Lassiter took their daughter to the airport. They ran some errands and
came home a few hours later. Bill turned on the news and learned that there had been
a plane crash. Specifics on the flight number and its destination were withheld, but the
airline was the same one their daughter had used.
33. Harriet Murray received a letter from her bank indicating she had bounced a check to
a local department store. The bank had not paid the check, and Harriet had to call the
store and explain the problem.
34. A friend Lois had not seen in 20 years called Thursday and asked if she could come for
the weekend. On Friday, Lois rushed around cleaning and straightening to prepare for
her friends arrival.
36. Members of the Preserve Our City Parks club were recognized for their dedication.
Each one received a gift certificate from a local department store. Helen Manning was
a member of the committee and had devoted long hours to the project. Her name was
omitted from the committee list and she did not receive a gift certificate.
37. More tax money for schools had been heatedly debated in Earls retirement community.
Many of his friends felt they should not have to pay more school taxes because they
didnt have children attending school. Earl listened to them but thought about his
grandchildren who were attending school. He didnt know which group was right.
38. After Otis fell, he was unable to talk for several minutes. When he finally could speak,
much of what he said did not make sense. He couldnt say his name or where he lived,
so he was rushed to the hospital.
39. A committee of five people worked together to publish the clubs membership directory.
They all did their share and did an excellent job. However, Bill Jackson felt he was
the one solely responsible for the final product, and the recognition for a job well-done
should go to him alone.
40. Catherine admired her next-door neighbor. She volunteered for everything and did a
lot of charitable work. She was kind to everyone and was always ready to help a
friend in need. Then Catherine learned her neighbor was a compulsive liar who had
been arrested for shoplifting.
Stimuli auditory
Instructions Read each situation to your client and ask him to verbally express
emotions he would experience if confronted with the situation in
his own life.
Compensatory Strategies
1. You have been sick with the flu for over a week. You live alone, and you have had no
visitors all week.
2. You have been stuck in a traffic jam for over an hour. You have turned off your engine
because you are low on gas.
3. You are on the telephone with a friend who gossips constantly. Her voice is quite
loud, and she has been talking for 30 minutes. At times, you are forced to hold the
telephone away from your ear as her voice escalates.
4. You have been asked to make a speech at a local civic club meeting.
5. Your spouse constantly questions you about where you go and what you do throughout
the day.
6. Your best friend has not called you in days, and you usually speak on the telephone
several times each week.
7. You are the sole caretaker of your 94-year-old mother who uses a wheelchair and
requires 24-hour care with a great deal of lifting.
10. Your grandson is in the service and has been ordered to complete a military mission
in a dangerous foreign country.
11. You bought an extra life insurance policy several years ago, and you have recently
discovered that the insurance company no longer exists.
12. You have given food and clothing to a needy family in your town.
13. You have lost your social security check that came in the mail yesterday.
14. You are trying to reach your daughter by phone, but you have dialed a wrong number
several times.
15. You are watching a television program about health care reform for the elderly.
16. One of your friends has been telling things about you that you told her in strictest
confidence.
18. You discover that your son-in-law has been participating in an extramarital affair that
your daughter is unaware of.
19. You just received a letter in the mail from a friend you have not seen in 25 years. She
will be traveling through your town in the next few weeks.
20. You have been having financial problems, and at times your social security benefits
arent enough to cover your bills. Today, you received a large sum of money from
your son.
21. You have just fallen in your backyard and no one is around.
22. A police officer has stopped you for running a red light.
23. You have received a number of bills from the hospital regarding medical charges you
incurred during your last hospital stay. You feel they are incorrect, but you do not
know how to clear up the problem.
24. You have moved and a new neighbor comes to visit, bringing you a batch of brownies.
25. Your son thinks you need a hearing aid, but you disagree. He wants to purchase it for
you, but you are certain that you would not use it.
26. You have just been commended by the president of the Cancer Society for a job well-
done in your planning and coordination of the annual luncheon.
27. You have just heard a news report that there has been an explosion in a textile mill in
your town where several of your friends work.
28. Several of your friends have been invited to a party given by someone you know
very well. You have not been invited.
29. You paid an independent contractor to add a sunroom to your home. He did an
excellent job and finished the room under budget.
30. A close friend of yours has recently won a large sum of money.
32. You received telephone calls for solicitations several times in one day.
33. You and your spouse will be leaving on a vacation tomorrow, and you have not
started to pack your suitcases.
34. Some major repairs are needed on your car. The mechanic has just informed you that
these repairs are covered under the extended warranty you purchased when you bought
the car.
35. The teller mistakenly gave you $50 extra when you cashed a check at the bank
yesterday. The bank has just called you to inquire about the money.
36. You are sitting at home awaiting news about your granddaughter who went to the
hospital today to deliver her first child.
37. Your best friend has not exercised in years. You are on a new exercise program,
and it has made you feel wonderful. You have asked your friend to join you.
38. You notice a strange man looking in the windows of your neighbors home.
39. Your spouse has just given you an expensive gift for your anniversary.
40. Your doctor has prescribed a new medication for you, and you think you may be
having an allergic reaction to the medicine.
Stimuli auditory
Instructions Read the emotion aloud and encourage your client to describe
a situation that would evoke that specific emotion.
Compensatory Strategies
Encourage the client to identify all emotions she encounters during the day.
Pick out figurative expressions you use and ask the client to interpret them.
Select passages from the religious source of your choice that can be used to
illustrate figurative vs. literal language and interpretations.
Pick a topic such as dogs and have the client think of idioms related to that
topic such as gone to the dogs, dog eat dog world, or dog days. Discuss the
meanings of the idioms.
Introduce new slang phrases, and explain the meanings to the client so he keeps
abreast of todays ever-changing figurative language trends.
Listen to the lyrics of popular songs and discuss the meanings of various phrases.
Often, there can be more than one interpretation.
When telling the client a joke or riddle, see if she understands the punch line.
If not, explain it so she will understand the jokes true meaning but without
feeling embarrassed about needing to have it explained.
This chapter begins with tracing print and cursive style letters and progresses through
copying and independently formulating letters, words, phrases, and sentences. This chapter
concludes with your client performing basic writing tasks in therapy and independently.
Exercises
Instructions Have your client trace or copy the alphabet (both lowercase
and uppercase letters) choosing either print or cursive style,
whichever is more comfortable and functional.
Compensatory Strategies
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Print Style Alphabet
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff
Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq
Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv
Ww Xx Yy Zz
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Cursive Style Alphabet
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff
Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq
Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv
Ww Xx Yy Zz
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Copying Single Words
Instructions Have your client copy the words of increasing length and
complexity choosing either print or cursive style. Use
compensatory strategies as needed.
Compensatory Strategies
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Copy the words using either print or cursive style.
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Copy the words using either print or cursive style.
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Copy the words using either print or cursive style.
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Writing Single Words
Instructions Have your client read each sentence and find an appropriate word
to complete the sentence. Then ask your client to write the word
in the space provided in the style of writing that she prefers.
Compensatory Strategies
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Writing Single Words
Think of a word to complete each sentence correctly and write it in the blank.
12. To get your license renewed, you must pay the _______________.
19. The dog has grown too _______________ for his doghouse.
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Think of a word to complete each sentence correctly and write it in the blank.
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Writing Single Words, continued
Think of a word to complete each sentence correctly and write it in the blank.
59. Every morning, I drink a cup of coffee and read the daily _______________.
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Think of a word to complete each sentence correctly and write it in the blank.
63. Stand beside me, and Adam will take our _______________.
67. You may have a fever, so I will need to take your _______________.
70. The leak in the roof caused water damage to the _______________.
73. My poor vision has kept me from _______________ our new car.
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Copying Short Phrases
Compensatory Strategies
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Copying Short Phrases
Copy the phrases using either print or cursive style.
2. my coat ________________________________________
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Copy the phrases using either print or cursive style.
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Copy the phrases using either print or cursive style.
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Writing Short Phrases
Instructions Have your client verbally complete the sentence and then write
the words using the writing style he prefers.
Compensatory Strategies
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Writing Short Phrases
Read the first few words and complete the sentence aloud. Then write the words in the space provided.
1. 1 saw ________________________________________________________________________.
3. My son _______________________________________________________________________.
8. 1 heard _______________________________________________________________________.
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Read the first few words and complete the sentence aloud. Then write the words in the space provided.
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Copying Sentences
Instructions Have your client copy each sentence choosing either print or
cursive style. Use compensatory strategies as needed, but
encourage your client to work as independently as possible.
Compensatory Strategies
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Copying Sentences
Copy the following sentences using either print or cursive style.
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Copy the following sentences using either print or cursive style.
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Copy the following sentences using either print or cursive style.
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Copying Sentences, continued
Copy the following sentences using either print or cursive style.
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Writing Sentences
Instructions Have your client compose a sentence with each target word, and
then ask him to write it in the space provided. Again, cursive or
print style may be used and compensatory strategies should be
used as needed.
Compensatory Strategies
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Writing Sentences
Write a sentence for each word in the space provided.
1. home
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2. yard
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3. restaurant
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4. clothes
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5. bed
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6. sign
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7. plate
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8. animal
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9. paper
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10. hair
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Write a sentence for each word in the space provided.
11. work
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12. catch
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13. tear
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14. stretch
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15. tie
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16. make
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17. stop
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18. write
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19. shake
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20. sleep
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Write a sentence for each word in the space provided.
21. always
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22. even
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23. some
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24. few
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25. ever
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26. all
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27. too
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28. never
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29. are
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30. upon
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Write a sentence for each word in the space provided.
31. around
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32. instead
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33. except
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34. soon
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35. special
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36. clear
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37. about
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38. tall
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39. funny
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40. afraid
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Functional Writing Tasks
3. write a check
Create other personalized writing tasks reflecting your clients lifestyle and writing needs.
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Further Activities for Caregivers
Note: Do not allow the client to work longer than 30 minutes at a time on writing
tasks. Some perfectionist clients may feel compelled to work for hours.
Encourage the client to write or at least sign all of his checks to pay his bills every
month. Make photocopies of blank checks to use as practice sheets. Also, have
him make all entries in the transaction register and write the return address on the
envelope of each bill. You may want to do all this gradually. For example, pay one
or two bills as they come in rather than spending hours paying all the monthly bills
on one day. Then the activity is an on-going learning experience and not a laborious
task.
Try to include the client in any legal matters that pertain to her and allow her to sign
legal documents if at all possible. Make the client feel that she is a part of all of these
decisions.
Encourage the client to send get-well cards, thank-you notes, etc., by having him sign
and address the cards. Begin slowly by just having him sign his name to a card and
then work up to writing thank-you notes and letters. Add a little more writing to this
activity each day without overtiring him.
When it is time to go grocery shopping, have the client make the shopping list and
check off each item as you find it. Ask her to write the check at the cash register if
her writing is fast enough and you feel she is ready for this.
If there are any forms to be filled out such as health insurance claim forms, allow
the client to complete the form and check his work. Photocopy the form or have
the client write in pencil first to allow for errors.
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Answer Key
Chapter 1 32. c 7. point to 4 Pages 29-30 Park
Page 17 33. b 8. 8, Golden Care Plus, 1. point to restrooms west
34. a Social Services of band shell
1-24. Answers will vary.
35. c 9. yes 2. no
25. no
36. b 10. go north from main 3. east
26. yes
37. a entrance, then east 4. gazebo
27. no
38. b to 14 5. no
28. yes
39. c 11. no 6. point to northwest lot
29. no
40. b 12. emergency entrance 7. parking lot
30. yes
13. admitting, cashier, 8. no
31. no
Pages 21-22 Golden Care Plus, 9. restrooms
32. yes
1-10. Answers will vary. Social Services 10. band shell
33. yes
11. Tuesday 14. X-ray 11. parking lot
34. no
12. Friday 15. point to the stairs 12. playground, gazebo
35. no
13. June 13th across from 16 13. trees
36. yes
14. 1999 16. go east, then north, and 14. point to southwest lot
37. no
15. Answers will vary. then east from 3 to 15 15. yes
38. yes
16. 67 17. point to 5 16. trees
39. no
17. 70 18. intensive care, 17. restrooms
40. no
18. 6:15 coronary care 18. no
19. 3:30 19. point to one north of 19. baseball diamond, trees
Pages 18-20
20. Wednesday main entrance 20. seating area, walkway,
1. c 20. go south and east from
21. July 22nd road
2. Answers will vary. 1 to 13
22. five
3. Answers will vary.
23. June Pages 31-32 Small Town
4. b Pages 27-28 Hotel Lobby
24. 1 hours 1. farms
5. a
25. 2 hours 1. wicker table 2. gas station
6. c
26. 2:00, 6:00, 10:00 2. point east 3. library
7. b
27. August 3. chairs, glass table 4. 2nd, 3rd, 4th Streets
8. Answers will vary.
28. September 4. plants and trees 5. 1st Street west to Rte.
9. b
29. May 5. rug 61 south to 4th Street
10. c
30. Answers will vary. 6. no, there are French or take RR 1 to 4th
11. Answers will vary.
31. September doors Street
12. b
32. two 7. wicker chairs, sofa, and 6. no
13. Answers will vary.
33. 1 hour, 15 minutes table; bookcase 7. tree nursery
14. b
34. yes 8. atrium, plants, wicker 8. 4th and Rte. 61
15. a
35. 1:30 PM table 9. no
16. c
36. December 21 9. no 10. 1st Street east then
17. c
37. June 22 10. ficus tree south on RR 1 or take
18. c
38. 6:00 AM 11. windows, glass table Rte. 61 to 2nd Street
19. b
39. 20 minutes and chairs, plant, tree 11. Jones Farm
20. b
40. 2 hours, 45 minutes 12. bookcase; window 12. City Hall
21. a
13. no 13. 1st Street
22. b
Pages 25-26 Hospital 14. north 14. cafe
23. b
1. point north of 6 15. no 15. fire station
24. c
2. no 16. rug, bookcase, fireplace 16. 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st
25. b
3. go north from the main upholstered furniture 17. 2nd Street east to RR 1
26. c
entrance and turn east 17. yes 18. no
27. b
to 16 18. point to the chair, the 19. 3rd Street
28. a
4. point across from 16 sofa, or the floor in 20. 2nd Street, post office
29. c
5. laboratory front of the fireplace
30. a
6. point to 12 19. long table
31. a
20. yes