Essential Materials for an SLP

  White Board Uses for Adults: 1 . Low-tech  AAC          -A clinician may use a white-board to give choices, or to create a keyboard.         -The patient can write or draw what they are trying to communicate. 2. Following directions          -Providing verbal and written directions can give the patient multi modal stimulus. 3. Games         - Jeopardy :answering questions, naming items in a category, listing sequence of events         - Hangman :word finding         

  Peg Board Uses for Adults: 1 . Target Attention - Allows the patient to target following directions row by row and color by color. - Clinician can make the task more complex by using 4 to 5 different colors. - Have the patient create a more complex task using two to three different color sequences (i.e., red, blue, red, yellow, blue, yellow, red, blue, red) - Generate conversation about colors in reference to other activities of daily living (i.e., clothes) 2.  Memory -Clinician can make a simple pattern of only one to two colors to work on memory 3. Left Neglect - Have the peg board and pattern on opposite sides of the table to encourage visual scanning

  Clothing Uses for Adults: 1 . Target Attention - Encourage discussion about stores the patient likes to shop for clothing.  - Discuss about the clothes styles or things a family member likes to wear 2.  Categorization  -Have the patient sort clothes by colors, sizes, and texture (.i.e. big to small, silk to cotton). 3. Problem Solving -Have the patient sort out an outfit for each season: Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. - Have the patient sort out an outfit for each occasion: Church, Gala, Movies Night, and etc

         Card Uses for Adults: 1. Target Attention               - Sorting or matching by color, number or suit.    2.  Memory -With cards facing down, have patient turn two cards over and then face down again Have  the patient then  find the same two cards again. -For delayed recall, have the patient name the two cards they turned over after answering an      unrelated question or participating in a small activity.                3. Left Neglect         -Lining up cards in a line and having identify or sort them to encourage scanning. 4. Executive Function         Card games: require memory, strategy and attentiveness                    -Old Maid                    -Gin Rummy...

                                         Picture Cards Uses for Adults:   1. Rehabilitation               -Rehabilitate clients ability to name common objects .   -Client can match cards to identify common object function               2. Activities of Daily Living          -Picture cards can address clients activities of daily living