• Think, Say, Do
• Pair physical movement with speech to exercise, stretch and practice your words
• Improve health, mood and energy through exercise
• Have fun with Coach Randy, stroke survivor, who is running the group!

• This group focuses on getting a specific message across to other group members by talking.
• This group is for members with aphasia or apraxia who use one to two spoken words at a time.

• Practice communication skills while discussing a currently popular TV series.
• All communication abilities welcome!

• for practicing personal writing skills
• for members who are able to write words and sentences

• each week have the opportunity to talk to different experts and get your questions answered about physical recovery, recreational opportunities, new research and ways to live better
• communicate with peers and learn from each other

• take a free online course and discuss ideas, concepts and newly learned information
• course will be determined by group during week 1
• for members who want to challenge their memory, language and learning skills
• for members who are considering back to school or work

• This class will work on improving strength, mobility, balance and agility by doing fun cardio and resistance exercises.  We will add activities to exercise our brains as well.  All levels are welcome.

• Work in small groups with a nationally renowned music therapist to support verbal speech, engage memory, coordinate movement and communicate emotions.

• Structured practice reading and writing text messages on your smartphone. Members should bring their own device.

• practice word retrieval skills and strategies while having fun answering questions in a game format
• use technology to practice having face-to-face conversations and connect with other survivors from home!

• bring in a fun or uplifting story from the news to discuss
• work on talking, listening, and reading 1 – 2 paragraphs

• practice with assistive technology (apps, software, modified keyboards, screen readers, etc) to help connect to the digital world
• for members new to or rusty with technology

• practice reading skills, memory strategies, reasoning and language skills as you solve a mystery that unfolds each week with new clues
• for members who read at the paragraph to page level and express ideas with phrases to sentences

• for members interested in telling their story, discussing issues related to stroke and aphasia, and being part of a survivor community

• listen to a podcast on your iPad, iPhone or computer
• discuss the content of the listening assignments

• for members who would like to improve their presentation and public speaking skills
• use guides and support to develop short presentations on assigned topics, give your presentation to the group for constructive feedback

• practice organization, memory, and communication skills by reviewing pictures taken each week
• learn the basics for iPhone and Android cameras
• All communication abilities welcome!

• focus on speech clarity, language use, memory and numbers as you learn and play different card games taught by group members

• Focus on functional hands-on task completion while practicing listening and talking skills.
• This group is designed to increase independence, functional task completion and use of language skills.

• Read a book or listen to the audio book.
• Discuss the content of the reading or specific assignments.
• Average number of pages read per week is 50+.

• all levels class
• beginners, stroke survivors and able-bodied are welcome!

• For anyone who wants to work on math, numbers and numerical concepts.
• This group focuses on accurate comprehension and expression of number.
• Number games are included.

• Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a conversational level.

• Music and singing are used to facilitate fun, communication and language.
• A variety of communication levels can participate in this group.

• For practicing brief presentations.
• For members interested in returning to work, participating in meetings, giving community speeches or just polishing their ability to speak in public.

• Learn and practice strategies to recall and retain information for improved daily functioning.
• Tablets and smartphones will be used.

• Practice sharing personal stories via speech, writing or any modality.
• Learn about other members and practice recalling what you learned.
• Practice initiating a conversation, turn-taking and general personal social skills.

• emphasizes communication through use of gestures, writing, pictures, and apps to get out both the basics and the fun stuff
• for members with significant aphasia or apraxia

• use photos and mementos to share your life stories
• for members who use phrase to sentence-level speech

• This group focuses on constructing complete sentences in a variety of patterns.
• This group is for those members with aphasia who consistently express their ideas at the phrase level.

• Keep your brain active through use of games.
• Focuses on basic memory, attention, organization skills and strategies.

• exercise your brain and body
• all levels of mobility and fitness welcome

• For anyone who wants to work on reading comprehension, retention and reading efficiency.

• For practicing brief presentations.
• For members interested in returning to work, participating in meetings, giving community speeches or just polishing their ability to speak in public.

• For members with apraxia of speech to practice using the VAST™ program using an innovative application of video technology and the Mind Over Matter™ apraxia program.

• read a book, or listen to the audio book
• discuss the content of the book
• this group allows members with limited reading skills to participate and enjoy reading again

• Read a book or listen to the audio book.
• Discuss the content of the reading or specific assignments.
• Average number of pages read per week is 30-50.

• Uses a “constraint induced” format to encourage sentence level speech (no writing or gesturing!)
• For members who speak in phrase to sentence level

• uses a “constraint induced” format with logic games to encourage specific vocabulary in speech (no writing or gesturing!).
• for members who speak at the sentence level or higher

• discuss and debate current events supported by audio and video clips
• emphasis on use of memory strategies to retain discussed content from week to week

• Focuses on learning and using specific strategies to improve high level thinking skills to increase overall independence.

For practicing personal and professional writing skills. For members who are able to write sentences to paragraph length.

• for practicing personal writing skills
• for members who write at the word or short sentence level

• for practicing personal writing skills
• for members who copy or write at the word or short sentence level

• focused practice on specific parts of speech, including verbs, prepositions and adjectives

• for members interested in telling their story, discussing issues related to stroke and aphasia and being part of a podcast production

• practice expressing ideas and opinions
• uses multi-modal communication and supports (speech, writing, gestures, etc.) to express ideas on topics of interest

• Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a conversational level.

• Group focuses on supported conversation of topics of interest using multi-modal communication (writing, gestures, etc.) strategies.

• Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a functional level.

• Focus on speech clarity, language use, and problem-solving as you work with your group to solve the escape room puzzle.

• for members interested in returning to work, giving community speeches or polishing their ability to speak in public
• prepare a brief presentation on an assigned topic to present to the group for constructive feedback