Research/Essential Question:
What if augmentative communication devices were not available for individual’s who have severe Broca’s aphasia with apraxia of speech?
Foundation Questions:
- What do augmentative devices do?
- What is Broca’s aphasia?
- What is apraxia of speech?
- What treatment options are available for individual’s who have severe Broca’s aphasia with apraxia of speech?
Tentative Point:
I plan to convey the importance of augmentative communication devices for individual’s who have Broca’s aphasia with apraxia of speech. I will research alternative treatment and compare the results of using other methods with that of using alternative communication devices.
Genres and Points of View:
- Webliography – Clinician Voice. The potential audience for the webliography could be anyone who wonders onto my page because it includes a variety of sites. The sites span from topics such as, research to fun and zany websites. I chose to do this because it is a requirement of the assignment and it was really fun to do. I feel like it will allow people that look at my site to see me as a whole person and not just a researcher and student.
- Powerpoint Presentation – Clinician Voice. The powerpoint presentation will be useful for anyone who wants to learn more about Broca’s aphasia with apraxia. It will provide information on treatment options other than augmentative devices and then give the advantages of the devices versus the other treatment options. I chose this because I think that it will be fun to do and I will learn more about powerpoint while doing this project.
- Poem – Client Voice. The audience for this genre will be poetry lovers or anyone who wonders how it would feel to have Broca’s aphasia with apraxia. I plan on composing this in the client’s voice because it will give the audience more of the client’s perspective on their disorder. I chose this in order to give the client’s perspective and it was required in the assignment.
- Journal Entry – Caregiver/ Spouse Voice. The audience for the journal entry will be people who want to know more about my research topic. I want to include the point of view of the spouse and how they feel about the disorder. I think that it is important to show every aspect of the disorder and all of the people who are involved in the treatment process. This is why I chose to do a journal entry.
- Email Exchange – Clinician and Caregiver/Spouse Voice. The email exchange will be written for anyone who is interested in Broca’s aphasia or apraxia of speech. I chose to do this because I think it will give me an oppurtunity to show the audience more of my research.
- Guest Editorial – Caregiver/Spouse Voice, Newspaper editor Voice, and Speech Language Pathologist Voice. This will be useful to anyone who is interested in alternative methods of treatment. I chose to do this genre because it will let me show alternative treatment to AAC.
- Podcast – Caregiver/Spouse Voice. Anyone who is interested in Broca’s aphasia or apraxia will be interested in this. I think it is important to take into consideration the spouse because this diagnosis will also effect them, this is why I chose to Podcast in the voice of the spouse.
Integrating Genres:
I am going to integrate my genres in the journal entries that I plan to write. I want this genre to lead my audience to the answer to my question. I hope that by the end of the journey everyone understands how important augmentative communication devices are.
Resources:
Buckingham, H. (2006). A pre-history of the problem of
Broca’s aphasia. Aphasiology, 20 (8), 792-810.
Retrieved September 28, 2006, from Academic
Search Premier database.
Cherney, L.R. (2004). Aphasia, alexia, and oral
reading. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 11 (1),
22-36. Retrieved September 28, 2006, from
ProQuest database.
Damasia, A.R. (1992). Aphasia. New England Journal
of Medicine, 326 (8), 521-540. Retrieved
September 28, 2006, from Academic Search
Premier database.
Dixit, S., Sulli, D. A., Hafeez, F, Khasru, M., &
Levine, R. L. (2003). Isolated Broca’s area
aphasia and ischemic stroke mechanism. Journal
of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, 12 (3),
127-131. Retrieved September 28, 2006, from
ProQuest database.
Inglebret, E., Jayanti, R., Johnson, J.M., & Jones, C.
(2006). Perspective of speech language
pathologists regarding success versus abandonment
of AAC. AAC: Augmentative & Alternative
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