Identifying Spoken Words

SKILL: Listening

DIFFICULTY: 1/5

LEVELS: 13 based on the number of choices (1-6) and the relatedness of the foils

BRIEF RATIONALE: This treatment works on auditory comprehension of single words using imageable nouns.

Identifying Single Words gives patients an opportunity to practice matching a word they hear to a picture they see. The number and relatedness of the wrong answers (also called distractors or foils) will automatically increase or decrease with the patient's performance.

HINT: A hint button is available in the lower-left corner of the screen to reveal the written word. Using the hint will mark the item as incorrect (as it was not answered with only the audio stimulus), but may help the patient associate the word with the image.

FOR THE CLINICIAN: During this treatment, you can ask the patient to repeat the target word. If appropriate, you can ask them to name the foil pictures with support as needed (e.g. a phonemic or semantic cue) for additional naming practice.

Selected References:

1. Wallace, S. E., Patterson, J., Purdy, M., Knollman-Porter, K., & Coppens, P. (2022). Auditory comprehension interventions for people with aphasia: A scoping review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(5S), 2404-2420.