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Stroke Comeback Center 2018 — Skytemple
Get peer input on favorite gadgets to make life easier, apps to make life fun and/or thoughts on vexing life issues. All are welcome!
Use your digital camera to photograph and share life events. Focus on presentation and discussion of everyday events using your pictures as support.
Music and singing are used to facilitate fun, communication and language. A variety of communication levels can participate in this group.
For members who want to work on their own, write for the SCC blog, assistance with editing and topic selection available.
This group is for developing basic reading abilities. Reading material and activities allow members with limited reading skills to participate and enjoy reading again.
The focus of this group is on speech intelligibility strategies including pacing and overarticulation. A variety of levels can be accommodated.
Structured practice with tablet and smartphone apps that can be used to improve communication and life. Members should bring their own devices.
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+.
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.
Designed to develop basic reading abilities. Reading material and activities allow members with limited reading skills to participate and enjoy reading again.
Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a conversational level.
Group focuses on speech clarity, language use, word retrieval, social interaction, and listening skills at a functional level.
Group focuses on supported conversation of topics of interest using multi-modal communication (writing, gestures, etc.) strategies.
Group focuses on supported conversation of topics of interest using multi-modal communication (writing, gestures, etc.) strategies.
Focuses on use of specific word retrieval strategies and complex language at a conversational level. For members with mild word retrieval deficits.
Focuses on regular and irregular verbs, accurate verb tense usage and vocabulary expansion. Must be able to produce verbal speech at the word to phrase level.
For emerging communicators with significant apraxia and/or aphasia. Group focuses on use of alternative communication systems, multi-modal communication strategies and the Mind Over Matter™ apraxia program.
Focuses on comprehension and expression of prepositions in a variety of conversational contexts.
Focuses on reading and following recipes and numerical concepts. Learn to use adaptive equipment for one-handed cooking. A variety of communication levels can participate in this group.
Learn the basics of email and internet searching. Learn to use templates to help write emails. Learn to use software to facilitate writing skills.
For anyone who wants to improve their communication skills in the community. Must be independent with mobility.
Use your iPad or tablet to help you speak, read, and write. For beginner users with significant aphasia and/or apraxia.
Practice communication, comprehension and number skills by playing the Price is Right!
Use pictures that you take weekly as a basis for discussion. All communication abilities welcome!
For members with persistent apraxia and/or aphasia. Group focuses on basic vocabulary and use of verbal and nonverbal strategies.
For members with apraxia of speech. Introduction to Video Assisted Speech Technology (VAST™) on your iPod, iPhone or iPad in a sequential motor planning program for beginning users.
For members with apraxia of speech. Use Video Assisted Speech Technology (VAST™) on your iPod, iPhone or iPad in a sequential motor planning program.
Note: The SpeakinMotion logo, VAST and VAST logo marks are used under license from SpeakinMotion.
This group is for members who want focused practice on understanding and using wh-words (who, what, when, where, why).
For practicing personal and professional writing skills. For members who are able to write sentences to paragraph length.
Discussion of current topics in news, sports and pop culture with an emphasis on social media and websites.
