Keyword Understanding
Sentence Level Comprehension Therapy
Watch Keyword Understanding in Action
Keyword Understanding is a comprehension app suitable for:
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children with developmental language delay or disorder who need to work on vocabulary, the understanding of basic concepts and the ability to understand and follow directions of increasing keyword length
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children with autism and auditory processing or comprehension difficulties
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adults with aphasia and comprehension difficulties following stroke or traumatic brain injury
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adults with cognitive-communication difficulties after stroke or brain injury
Following Directions in Speech Therapy
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Target auditory processing, auditory comprehension (listening), reading comprehension, attention to detail, and working memory (holding information)
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Improve the ability to follow directions of increasing keyword/information-carrying word length
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Develop the understanding of adjectives (size, colour)
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Boost the ability to follow temporal directions (that include the concepts 'before and after') and sequential directions (that include the concepts 'first and then')
Keyword Understanding -comprehension therapy activities
Comprehension Check : Vocabulary, Sizes & Colours
Check understanding of vocabulary and the concepts of size and colour in Comprehension Check.
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Select the vocabulary items, sizes (small, big) and colours you wish to include in Settings.
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Temporal Directions : Before & After
Work on the concepts of Before/After in a variety of position in a sentence e.g.
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Start of sentence: Before you touch the hat, touch the car
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Middle of sentence: Touch the hat before you touch the car
Following Directions: Object, Size & Color
Choose a level (2-6 keyword level)
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2 keyword level e.g. Touch the red balloon​
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3 keyword level e.g. Touch the small, green umbrella
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4 keyword level e.g. Touch the yellow chair and the blue candle
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6 Keyword level e.g. Touch the big pink cupcake and the small green glasses
Sequential Directions : First & Then
Work on the concepts of First/Then in sentences of increasing keyword length
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Level 1: First touch the book, then touch the flag
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Level 2: First touch the red paintbrush, then touch the pink clock
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Level 3: First touch the big, pink candle, then touch the small, red box
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WHAT
others say about Keyword Understanding
Dan Fitch
CCC-SLP, It's All Language blog
Keyword Understanding is a comprehensive auditory processing and receptive language application. You can set levels, monitor data collection, and help your students with multiple listening challenges. I have already found success with it for some of my students with autism as well as language delays.
Helen Coleman
SLT, Speech Blog UK
Every child I have used it with has been very engaged by the lovely, brightly-coloured pictures, and has quite happily kept on listening and following the instructions.
Tatyana Elleseff
CCC-SLP, Smart Speech Therapy
This app is great for children with processing difficulties which need to improve their ability to follow directions with a variety of embedded concepts.
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