Rehab Resources
for speech and language therapy

Direction Following activities for adults 

Man can't hearHome activities for adults to practice following directions (both reading & listening)

Adults hate being treated like children. And, unfortunately, the most common activities (especially for Listening Skills) is geared toward kids.  Here are some grown-up activities for direction following:

Download 1 step instructions (printable PDF)

3 step instructions

Make sure you're patient and give them plenty of time  to answer.  Wait until it's almost awkward.  Let them indicate when when they are ready for help. (read more benefits of the awkward silence.)

If your survivor wants to work independently..

If you have a Windows PC, here are some programs you can Direction Following +Outloud



For other devices (iOS, android, etc.) they can use MoreSpeech.com   for interactive speech therapy practice, including Listening Skills.

iOS  devices such as iPad and Mac
Interactive Listening skills survivors can do independently


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Clay Nichols
Co-founder of MoreSpeech and Bungalow Software for unlimited speech therapy at home and in the clinic.

For 3 decades, Clay has helped patients, caregivers and speech pathologists with & language softwspeech are.  He shares the tips & tricks he's picked up along the way. He is not a speech therapst. Consult your speech therapist regarding any tips you read anywhere, including the Rehab Resources.

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