Purpose In this study, the authors (a) investigated whether a group of people with severe
aphasia could learn a vocabulary of pantomime gestures through therapy and (b) compared …

Purpose In this study, the authors investigated whether gesture, naming, and strategic
treatment improved the communication skills of 14 people with severe aphasia. Method All …

Background: Using gesture as a compensatory communication strategy may be challenging
for people with severe aphasia. Therapy can improve skills with gesture, at least in elicitation …

Purpose The effects of intention gesture treatment (IGT) and pantomime gesture treatment
(PGT) on word retrieval were compared in people with aphasia. Method Four individuals …

Background Speakers with aphasia gesture, but the extent to which these gestures improve
their communication success is unclear. Aim The primary aim is to assess if gesture …

Background: Gesture is often used as a modality to promote recovery of communication in
aphasia, both as a compensation device and as a facilitator of language recovery. To date …

Aphasia intervention has made increasing use of technology in recent years. The evidence
base, which is largely limited to the investigation of spoken language outcomes, indicates …

Purpose For many individuals with aphasia, gestures form a vital component of message
transfer and are the target of speech-language pathology intervention. What remains …

Background: Reports have indicated that gesture+ verbal treatments and semantic‐
phonologic treatments are effective for improving lexical retrieval in aphasia. Most studies …

Introduction There is limited research in group communication treatment for people with
aphasia but existing studies report benefits of gesture to support conversation. Gesture …