Naming Single Nouns

SKILL: Talking

DIFFICULTY: 2/5

LEVELS: 6 (+ MAX to randomize) based on syllable length and word frequency

BRIEF RATIONALE: The cueing hierarchy provides increasing support from left to right to build independence in naming.

In Naming Single Nouns, you will see a picture of a noun. Use the Record button to name the picture aloud and press Stop when you are finished. Use the play button to hear your recording. Press Submit when you're ready to receive sound-level feedback. If your response was not scored correctly, you can adjust it using the Override button. This treatment auto-adjusts in difficulty based on performance.

CUES: A cues button is available in the lower-left corner of the screen to provide different cues to help name the pictured item. Using the cues will mark the item as incorrect (as it was not answered independently), but may help you name the picture. The following cues can be used in any order:

1. DEFINITION: text and audio of a simple dictionary definition
2. FIRST LETTER: the first letter is displayed along with the number of letters in the word
3. STARTING SOUND: audio and video of the first sound(s) is played
4. WRITTEN WORD: the full orthographic text is displayed
5. REPETITION: audio and video of the word being pronounced

SELF-SCORING OPTION: If speech recognition is not right for you or your patient (e. g. due to accent, background noise, or lack of a microphone), you may choose the self-scoring version of this treatment. Name the picture aloud and press Check. A video with audio and text will appear to give the correct answer. If you were right, press the green check. If you were wrong, press the red X.

Selected References:

1. Patterson, J. P. (2001). The effectiveness of cueing hierarchies as a treatment for word retrieval impairment. Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 11(2), 11-18.