Labeling Objects and Pictures

Treatment Tip

When working with patients with aphasia, I have found that labeling the objects and pictures in their environment helps them:

• Increase their exposure to written language and process it passively
• Increase recognition of the names of objects and people of importance
• Feel empowered by success in their communication when they can express themselves with minimal effort via oral or total communication using external aids

External aids that are fixed within the patients environment serve as an additional augmentative and alternative communication device, especially for those that don't like the idea of carrying/using portable devices

Submitted by LaVonette Luciano-Burnett, MA, CCC-SLP, Hadley at Elaine Care and Rehabilitation, Hadley, Massachusetts