Phonological Treatment

Abstract

Establish a set of “key words” that begin with the initial phonemes to be trained. Patients should be able to write all of the key words. It is helpful if they can also say the key words, although not necessary for moving forward in the protocol. In the Aphasia Lab, we use the Copy and Recall Treatment (CART) to train a standard set of words for 20 consonants and 12 vowel sounds (see below). Individualized key words that are relevant to a particular patient may also be used.