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Written Language - Writing (see abbreviations table as needed for treatments)

Year
Reference (in chronological order)
Design
N
Class Phase
Treatment
1967 Pizzamiglio, L. & Roberts, M. (1967). Writing in aphasia: A learning study. Cortex, 3, 250-257. G b/t
20
2
2
Typing written word w corrective feedback
1974 Schwartz, L., Nemeroff, S., & Reiss, M. (1974). An investigation of writing therapy for the adult aphasic: The word level. Cortex, 10, 278-283. G b/t
14
3
1
Lexical Spelling Tx
1976 Haskins, S. (1976). A treatment procedure for writing disorders. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 6 (pp. 192-199). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
CS
1
3
1
Allographic, copying, writing to dictation
1976 Hatfield, F., & Weddell, R. (1976). Re-training in writing in severe aphasia. In Y. Lebrun & R. Hoops (Eds.), Recovery in Aphasics. (pp. 65-78) Amsterdam: Swets-Zeitlinger. CS
5
3
1
Visuo-kinesthetic memorizing, auditory analysis, & global stimulation approaches
1980 Seron, X., Deloche, G., Moulard, G., & Rousselle, M. (1980). A computer-based therapy for the treatment of aphasic subjects with writing disorders. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 45, 45-58.
(link to abstract)
SS
5
3
1
"Errorless" typing to dictation
1982 DeLoche, G., Ferrand, I., Metz-Lutz, M.-N., et al. (1982). Confrontation naming rehabilitation in aphasics: A computerised written technique. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2(2), 117-124.
G w/in
18
2
1
Computer-based written naming w/cues
1983 Hatfield, M.E. (1983). Aspects of acquired dysgraphia and implication for re-education. In C. Code & D.J. Muller (Eds.), Aphasia therapy. London: Edward Arnold Publisher. SS
4
3
1
Using homophones & quasi-homophones to train functor spelling; Lexical training w/ key words
1984 Katz, R. C., & Nagy, V. T. (1984). An intelligent computer-based spelling task for chronic aphasia patients. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 14 (pp. 159-165). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
G w/in
8
1
3
Computer spelling Tx
1985 Schecter, I., Bar-Israel, J., Ben-Nun, Y., & Bergman, M. (1985). The phonemic analysis as a treatment method in dysgraphic aphasic patients. Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine – Supplement, 12, 80-83. G w/in
51
3
1
Phonological Tx
1986 Trupe, E.H. (1986). Effectiveness of retraining phoneme to grapheme conversion. In R.H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical aphasiology, 255-265. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
(link to article)
SS
1
3
1
Phoneme grapheme training
1986 Trupe, E. H. (1986). Effectiveness of retraining phoneme to grapheme conversion. In R. H. Brookshire (Ed.), Clinical Aphasiology: Vol. 16 (pp.163-171). Minneapolis, MN: BRK Publishers. (link to article) SS
1
3
1
Phonologic Tx for spelling
1987 Behrmann, M. (1987). The rites of righting writing: Homophone remediation in acquired dysgraphia. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 4, 365-384. SS
1
3
1
Homophone spelling treatment
1987 Hillis, A.E., & Caramazza, A. (1987). Model-driven remediation of dysgraphia. In Brookshire, R.H. (Ed.), Clinical aphasiology (pp. 84-105). Minneapolis, Minnesota: BRK Publishers.
(link to article)
SS
2
3
1
Training specific spellings vs. training self-correction strategies
1989 Carlomagno, S., & Parlato, V. (1989). Writing rehabilitation in brain damaged adult patients: A cognitive approach. In X. Seron, & S. Deloche (Eds.), Cognitive Approaches in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (pp. 175- 209). Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Association Inc. SS
1
3
1
Phoneme to grapheme mapping
1990 Hillis, A.E., (1990). Effects of separate treatments for distinct impairments in the naming process. In T. Prescott (Ed.), Clinical aphasiology 1989. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed. SS
1
3
1
Semantic &
Phonemic Txs for spelling
1990 Lesser, R. (1990). Superior oral to written spelling: Evidence for separate buffers? Cognitive Neuropsychology, 7, 347-366. CS
1
3
1
Using oral spelling to facilitate written spelling
1991 Carlomagno, S., Colombo, A., Casadio, P., Emanuelli, S., & Razzano, C. (1991). Cognitive approaches to writing rehabilitation in aphasics: Evaluation of two treatment strategies. Aphasiology, 5, 355-360. SS
G w/in
6
2
2
Lexical vs. phonological spelling treatment
1992 DeLoche, G., Ferrand, I., Metz-Lutz, M.-N., et al. (1982). Confrontation naming rehabilitation in aphasics: A computerised written technique. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 2(2), 117-124.
G w/in
18
2
1
Computer-based written naming w/cues
1993 Aliminosa, D., McCloskey, M., Goodman-Schulman, R., & Sokol, S. (1993). Remediation of acquired dysgraphia as a technique for testing interpretations of deficits. Aphasiology, 7, 55-69. SS
1
1
3
Lexical spelling Tx - delayed copying
1993 Mitchum, C. C., Haendiges, A. N., & Berndt, R. S. (1993). Model-guided treatment to improve written sentence production: a case study. Aphasiology, 7, 71-109. SS
1
3
1
Verb training
1993 Sugishita, M., Seki, K., Kabe, S., & Yunoki, K. (1993). A material-control single-case study of the efficacy of treatment for written and oral naming difficulties. Neuropsychologia, 31, 559-569.
(link to abstract)
G w/in
22
3
2
Lexical Spelling Tx
1994 Hillis, A., & Caramazza, A. (1994). Theories of lexical processing and rehabilitation of lexical deficits. In M.J. Riddoch & G.W. Humphreys (Eds.), Cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive rehabilitation. Hove, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Ltd. SS
3
3
1
POC training
1996 Pound, C. (1996). Writing remediation using preserved oral spelling: A case for separate output buffers. Aphasiology, 10, 283-296. SS
1
3
1
Spelling Tx using preserved oral spelling
1998 Conway, T. et al (1998). Treatment of a case of phonological alexia with agraphia using the Auditory Discrimination in Depth (ADD) program. J of the International Neuropsychological Society, 4(6), 608-620. SS
1
3
1
Auditory Discrim in Depth (ADD)--phonological awareness Tx
1998 Robson, J., Pring, T., Marshall, J., Morrison, S., & Chiat, S. (1998). Written communication in undifferentiated jargon aphasia: A therapy study. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 33, 305-328.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Lexical spelling Tx
1999 Beeson, P. M. (1999). Treating acquired writing impairment: strengthening graphemic representations. Aphasiology, 13, 767-785.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Lexical spelling Tx
1999 Cardell, E.A., & Chenery, H.J. (1999). A cognitive neuropsychological approach to the assessment and remediation of acquired dysgraphia. Language Testing, 16, 353-388.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Semantic therapy for low imageability words; Segmentation hierarchy for writing nonwords
2000 Beeson, P., Rewega, M., Vail, S., & Rapcsak, S. (2000). Problem-solving approach to agraphia treatment: Interactive use of lexical and sublexical spelling routes. Aphasiology,14, 551-565.
(link to abstract)
CS
2
3
1
Interactive spelling Tx
2000 Luzzatti, C., Colombo, C., Frustaci, M., & Vitolo, F. (2000). Rehabilitation of spelling along the sub-word-level routine. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 10, 249-278.
(link to abstract)
SS
2
3
1
Phonological Tx
2000 Murray, L. L., & Karcher, L. (2000). A treatment for written verb retrieval and sentence construction skill. Aphasiology, 14, 585-602.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Orthographic Tx with co-writer
2000 Spencer, K. A., Doyle, P. J., McNeil, M. R., Wambaugh, J. L., Park, G., & Carroll, B. (2000). Examining the faciliative effects of rhyme in a patient with output lexicon damage. Aphasiology, 5/6, 567-584.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Phonologic + orthographic stimulation
2001 Carlomagno, S., Pandolfi, M., Labruna, L., Colombo, A., & Razzano, C. (2001). Recovery from moderate aphasia in the first year post-stroke: Effect of type of therapy. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 82, 1073-1080.
(link to abstract)
SS
G w/in
8
3
2
Lexical & phonological spelling txs
2001 Robson, J., Marshall, J., Chiat, S., & Pring, T. (2001). Enhancing communication in jargon aphasia: a small group study of writing therapy. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36, 471-488.
(link to abstract)
G w/in
6
3
1
Lexical spelling tx
2002 Beeson, P. M., Hirsch, F. M., & Rewega, M. A. (2002). Successful single-word writing treatment: Experimental analyses of four cases. Aphasiology, 16, 473-491.
(link to abstract)
SS
4
3
1
Lexical spelling tx
2002 Lustig, A. P., & Tompkins, C. A. (2002). A written communication strategy for a speaker with aphasia and apraxia of speech: Treatment outcomes and social validity. Aphasiology, 16, 507-521.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Writing strategy for all spoken attempts w/ features of articulatory struggle
2002 Rapp, B. & Kane, A. (2002). Remediation of deficits affecting different components of the spelling process. Aphasiology, 16, 439-454.
(link to abstract)
SS
2
3
1
Lexical spelling Tx w/ repetition
2003 Beeson, P., Rising, K., & Volk, J. (2003). Writing treatment for severe aphasia: Who benefits? Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46, 1038-1060.
(link to abstract)
SS
8
3
2
Lexical spelling Tx
2003 Raymer, A.M., Cudworth, C. & Haley, M.A. (2003). Spelling treatment for an individual with dysgraphia: Analysis of generalization to untrained words. Aphasiology, 17, 607-624.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
2
Modified CART
2003 Clausen, N. S., & Beeson, P. M. (2003). Conversational use of writing in severe aphasia: a group treatment approach. Aphasiology, 17, 625-644.
(link to abstract)
SS
4
3
2
CART
2005 Kiran, S. (2005). Training phoneme to grapheme conversion for patients with written and oral production deficits: A model-based approach. Aphasiology, 19, 53-76.
(link to abstract)
SS
3
3
2
Phonological Tx
2005 Orjada, S. A., & Beeson, P. M. (2005). Concurrent treatment for reading and spelling in aphasia. Aphasiology, 19, 341-351.
(link to abstract)
SS
1
3
1
Writing + reading (ORT & CART)
2005 Rapp, B., Glucroft, B., Urrutia, J. (2005). The protective effects of behavioral intervention in a case of primary progressive aphasia. Brain and Language, 95, 18-19.
SS
1
3
1
Spelling to dictation, repetition, homework