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Effectiveness Of Staged Partner Training On Conversational Interactions Involving A Person With Severe Aphasia, Kelly M. Hanna
Effectiveness Of Staged Partner Training On Conversational Interactions Involving A Person With Severe Aphasia, Kelly M. Hanna
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A single subject investigation measured the effects of staged partner communication training on conversational interactions between a familiar conversational partner and a participant with severe aphasia. Conversational variables were analyzed across four conditions: Condition A -- baseline; Condition B -- general aphasia communication strategies; Condition C -- augmented expression strategies; and Condition D -- augmented comprehension strategies. The instructional protocol (slideshow lecture, examples, roleplay, discussion) was implemented immediately before each experimental condition. Two, 5-minute conversations per condition were videotaped, transcribed and coded for the following dependent variables: number of exchanges per topic, percentage of facilitative communication acts, communication role and …