Effects of modified response elaboration training with apraxic and aphasicspeakers

Response Elaboration Training (Kearns 1997) was modified for use with aphas ic speakers with moderate to severe apraxia of speech. The modifications in cluded additional clinician modelling, use of integral stimulation, and rep eated practice of elaborated utterances. The acquisition, response generali zation, stimulus generalization, and maintenance effects of treatment were examined with three chronic, apraxic-aphasic speakers. Increases in the num ber of CIUs produced in response to picture stimuli and in a personal recou nt task were found for all speakers. However, the magnitude of change varie d greatly across speakers. Treatment was sequentially extended to the perso nal recount condition and additional positive changes were observed.