Abstract
Abstract Computerized reading activities were presented to 43 chronic aphasic subjects who were no longer receiving speech-language therapy in an attempt to determine the effectiveness of computer-provided treatment. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: 78-hours of Computer Reading Treatment, 78-hours of Computer Stimulation (‘non-language’ activities), or No Treatment. Clinician interaction was minimal. Treatment software automatically adjusted task difficulty in response to subject performance by incorporating traditional treatment procedures, such as heirarchically arranged tasks and measurement of performance on baseline and generalization stimulus sets, in conjunction with complex branching algorithms. Three administrations of standardized tests at baseline, three months and six months revealed improved scores (p < 0·05) for the Treatment group. Additionally, the Treatment group made more improvement (p < 0·05) on the Porch Index of Communicative Ability Overall score than the ...
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