Rehabilitation
At Home Rehabilitation Exercises
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18- Auditory Attention
This exercise can be performed as outlined below or an exercise like this can be found in the Attention workbook from Brainwave-R ®, at ProEd @ http://www.proedinc.com, 800-897-3202.
LEVEL 1 - Read a string of numbers aloud to the student for 20 to 30 seconds at a time. Pause in between numbers at least 2 seconds. Ask the student to write down the number “2” every time he/she hears that number, or simply to make a mark every time the student hears the number “2” read aloud. Record how many correct marks are made.
LEVEL 2 - Read letters of the alphabet aloud at random. The student is instructed to raise his or her hand on hearing a particular letter (such as “K”).
LEVEL 3 - Ask the student to raise a finger when either of two letters is said (for instance, “B” or “T”).
LEVEL 4 - Instruct the student to raise a finger when a specific number sequence is read aloud (such as when a “2” follows a “6”). You can also do this in written form by creating a sheet with lines of numbers.
LEVEL 5 - Watch an educational television program with the student while the student takes notes on the major themes in the program. Discuss the themes after the show.
Taken from Tasks for Home-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R, Birmingham, AL. © 1998-2003 University of Alabama at Birmingham