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Copy & Recall Social Messages

SKILL: Writing

DIFFICULTY: 3/5

LEVELS: 4, based on phrase length

BRIEF RATIONALE: This treatment works on typing social phrases for online communication.

In Copy & Recall Social Messages, you will copy a social phrase three times, then type it from memory. You will receive feedback on incorrectly typed words. The treatment auto-adjusts in difficulty based on performance.

Copy 3x Step

Emojis are included in the Recall step for realism, but they are optional and do not affect the score.

Recall Step

Every few trials, you will have the opportunity to review a previously learned phrase to assist with carryover.

Review

REVIEW: Use the Review button to listen to the social phrase without penalty during the "Recall" step.

HINT: A hint button is available in the lower-left corner of the screen to display the phrase. Using the hint will mark the item as incorrect (as it was not recalled independently), but may help you type it out.

FOR THE CLINICIAN:

Menger et al. (2023) examined rehabilitation goals of persons with aphasia, and found that writing goals often reflected social purposes. The use of texting and social media was considered important to clients; however, people with aphasia produce less text because of difficulties with lexical retrieval, spelling, and the editing process (Azios et al., 2023). We designed this treatment for those with aphasia to target writing goals involving social communication. It's based on T-CART- a texting version of the traditional Copy and Recall Treatment (Beeson et al., 2013) and the Structured Texting Approach (Fein, 2018).


T-CART involves copying a single word three times on a phone and then typing it from memory. The Structured Texting Approach advances from single words to scripted sentences with emphasis on the social components of messaging. It involves 3-5 exchanges with a focus on responding and initiating. In Copy & Recall Social Messages, users copy and recall 1- to 4-word phrases and focus on responding to messages in a single exchange.

TACTUS TIP: Use the speech-to-text feature on the phone using this treatment for compensatory strategy training.

Selected References:

  1. Azios, J. H., Lee, J. B., & Cherney, L. R. (2023). Conversation analysis of texting exchanges in aphasia. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(5S), 2512–2527.
  2. Beeson, P. M., Higginson, K., & Rising, K. (2013). Writing treatment for aphasia: A texting approach. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56(3), 945–955.
  3. Fein, M. (2018). A structured approach to train text messaging in an individual with aphasia. Aphasiology, 34(1), 102–118.
  4. Menger, F., Wilkinson, V., & Webster, J. (2024). Write here, write now. What can we learn from the writing goals of people with aphasia? Aphasiology, 1–18.