Typing Spoken Words

SKILL: Writing

DIFFICULTY: 2/5

LEVELS: 12 based on word length and spelling regularity

BRIEF RATIONALE: This treatment works on writing single words to dictation and typing skills.

In Typing Spoken Words, you will. hear a word and spell it using the keyboard. 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 auto-fill the first empty space with the correct letter. Using the hint will mark the item as incorrect (as it was not answered independently), but may help you complete the written word.

FOR THE CLINICIAN: Writing to dictation is used in the spell-study-spell approach, which involves the patient repeating the word, spelling it, studying the correct word if an error is produced, and spelling it again after a delay. This treatment involves phoneme-to-grapheme conversion (PGC). Words with regular spelling will have standard conversions, whereas those with irregular spellings will have non-standard conversions in the higher levels. Encourage the patient to review the typed word before submitting to reduce errors.


Selected References:

  1. 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. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_ajslp-22-00042

  2. 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. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12591




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