Hi Reader,
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My impulse is to start off my newsletters with "I hope this email finds you well." I quash it, because it seems old-fashioned (pretty sure it is!) and also because it might seem superficial. But I really do hope that you are doing alright.

I also hope you find something useful in this newsletter!

Today, I'm sharing a lengthy tutorial on treatment for PPA and PPAOS. The handout is a 6-page clinician cheat sheet.

If you're looking for news-based materials to use for aphasia or cognitive therapy, scroll to the end to see several ideas on how we might use it in therapy.

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​🧠What I'm working on

Volume 1 of my planned spiral-bound book is nearing completion! I'm nearly done with the interior of the book. It is currently 137 pages, with around 50 handouts.

My next step is to upload that file with the printer to make sure there aren't any issues with formatting. Fingers crossed!

🎓Continuing education & colleague support

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I wrote a tutorial on treatment for Primary Progressive Aphasia and Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech. If you treat PPA or PPAOS, consider checking out my treatment ideas. I'd love to hear your treatment ideas, as well!

The clinician cheat sheet is a 6-page, easy-to-scan PDF with the key information.

🌐 Something worth sharing​
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• ​Clear Daily News (cleardailynews.com)- I recently learned about this service which provides simplified news. They offer 3 free articles per day, and a modest subscription provides full access to all stories.
  • Each article presents the main points, people to know, and words to know above each story.
  • The material is provided both via an audio file and in text, which can be resized.
  • You can save the text to PDF for later viewing or print it out.

I think this material would be useful for oral reading, motor speech, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, short-term memory, story retelling, summarizing, and more!

In fact, I sometimes work with individuals who have trouble getting started with Attentive Reading and Constrained Summarization (ARCS). I think these simplified news articles with key details already bulleted will be helpful.

Thanks for reading!
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Stay safe and be well,

Lisa
(she/her/hers)