Aphasia resources

155 printable resources for Aphasia: patient and caregiver education handouts, therapy materials, clinical references and evaluation tools for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. Written and reviewed by practicing clinicians, ready to print, and included in a Therapy Insights membership.

Eval Tool

Quick Informal Assessment: Reading Comprehension

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPAphasiaBrain Injury
This quick, informal assessment allows therapists to get a quick snapshot of single-word, sentence-level, and short and long paragraph level reading comprehension abilities. Does not require any additional materials to complete.
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Eval Tool

Quick Eval Checklist for SLPs

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPAphasiaBrain InjuryDysphagiaStrokeVoice
This 1-page note-sheet captures information required for initial evaluation of someone entering a rehab facility, including basic information about swallowing, speech/language, voice, and cognitive abilities.
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Therapy Activity

Picture Prompts for Written Narrative Task

Print Resource — US Letter — 6 pages
AdultSLPAphasia
This written narrative session task requires the patient to view various pictures and write a description of what is happening. If a patient needs more prompts, some visual cues are provided.
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Therapy Activity

Phonological Components Analysis

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultSLPAphasia
Phonological components analysis (PCA) is a type of treatment for anomia. PCA is a phonology-based treatment that is related to speech sounds, fundamental components of language. This material provides the goal of PCA, research supporting PCA, and a diagram/the steps for completing PCA.
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Handout

Oral Reading for Language in Aphasia (ORLA)

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPAphasia
Oral Reading for Language in Aphasia (ORLA) is a treatment created to target reading comprehension in people with aphasia; however, it has also been shown to improve oral expression, auditory comprehension, and written expression skills, and suprasegmental features of speech, including intonation and prosody. This material explains what type of aphasia benefits from ORLA and how ORLA can be adapted for different severity levels, prerequisites, and completion steps.
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Eval Tool

Oral Mech Exam Visual Cards

Print Resource — US Letter — 8 pages (24 cards when cut)
AdultSLPAphasiaDysphagiaMotor Speech/Dysarthria/ApraxiaVoice
Completing an oral mech exam with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, or while wearing a mask or other PPE can be a challenge. These 3×5 inch cards can be cut, laminated, and used to guide the patient through the steps of the oral mech exam. Clean thoroughly between use, or print a fresh copy for each test.
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Eval Tool

Oral Mech Exam

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPAphasiaDysphagiaMotor Speech/Dysarthria/ApraxiaVoice
A quick reference guide for SLPs conducting oral mech exams, including cues for the physical exam, voice observation, articulation, and nasality. Includes specifics on how to assess both sensory and motor functions of the cranial nerves.
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Therapy Activity

Voicemail Inferencing Task

Print and Audio Resource — US Letter + audio files — 2 pages
AdultOTSLPAphasiaBrain Injury
Listening to voicemails can target a person’s attention, auditory short-term memory, inferences abilities. The patient can listen to the recordings or the SLP reading the transcripts for each voicemail during this task. Then they can answer the comprehension questions to target auditory short-term memory recall and make inferences with the given information.
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