Unscrambling Spoken Words

SKILL: Writing

DIFFICULTY: 2/5

LEVELS: 12, based on word length and number of extra letters

BRIEF RATIONALE: This treatment works on writing single words to dictation using anagramming.

In Unscrambling Spoken Words, you will hear a word and spell it by dragging the letter tiles into place. You can replay the audio any time using the audio button. The treatment auto-adjusts in difficulty based on performance.

HINT: A hint button is available in the lower-left corner of the screen to reveal the correct letter in the first available space. Using the hint will mark the item as incorrect (as it was not answered independently), but may help you spell the word.

FOR THE CLINICIAN:

Anagramming words can improve writing in those with severe aphasia and agraphia. Try offering semantic information about the target word during this treatment to help strengthen associations between graphemic representations and the word meaning. For example, you can say, "It has laces and you wear it on your feet." After successfully anagramming the word, you can ask your patient to copy it out three times in line with the Anagram, Copy, and Recall Treatment (ACRT) approach.

Selected References:

Biddau, F., Brisotto, C., Innocenti, T., Ranaldi, S., Meneghello, F., D’Imperio, D., & Nordio, S. (2023). Speech and language therapy for acquired Central Dysgraphia in neurological patients: A systematic review to describe and identify trainings for clinical practice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 762–785.
Johansson‐Malmeling, C., Wengelin, Å., & Henriksson, I. (2020). Aphasia and spelling to dictation: Analysis of spelling errors and editing. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 56(1), 145–160.
Kiran, S. (2005). Training phoneme to grapheme conversion for patients with written and oral production deficits: A model‐based approach. Aphasiology, 19(1), 53–76.