Patterson Medical Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing 1-5

Thousands of SLPs use these books to help their clients develop the language skills needed for independence. Ready-to-use lessons target a variety of language processes that build language complexity and flexibility. The HELP Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing books are widely-recognized for their: high quality, timeless content;appeal to a broad age-range; application to a wide scope of developmental and acquired language disorders; goal-driven activities; goal-driven activities.Each book targets four areas of language processing.

Help 1:

• discriminate auditory differences at sound, word, and sentence levels
• process and comprehend a variety of verbal information
• manipulate language and apply language-based concepts to new situations
• recall progressively longer units of auditory information

Help 2: 

• use associations and categories to recall words
• discriminate question types
• answer questions
• use correct grammar

Help 3: 

• use concepts to describe, compare and reason
• paraphrase sentences, common sayings and paragraphs
• use language to identify and solve problems
• match expressive language to the social situation

Help 4: 

• define and describe objects in a variety of ways
• manipulate written sentences and write short paragraphs
• talk about elements of language
• understand humor, idioms, exaggerations and other word plays

Help 5: 

• receive, organize, and relay information
• compare and contrast to develop conceptual frameworks
• use the language of measurements, quantity concepts and time
• identify and express needs, opinions and feelings