Rehab Resources
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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:

Make sure you're patient and give them plenty of time  to answer. Wait until it's almost awkward. Let them indicate 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, our free Therapy Plan includes the program below and gets you up to 9 weeks of therapy. If you don't have a PC, see MoreSpeech.com below it.

Direction Following +Outloud



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



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