Description: It's not often that one finds therapy materials appropriate for both children and adults, but that's just what Janice Tucker created in her two volumes of Audios for Aphasia CDs. A total of 23 songs and recitations are uniquely recorded to facilitate articulation, memory, and word retrieval. Songs are sung by a male or female voice with keyboard accompaniment. The first verse is sung in its entirety. Subsequent verses are sung using a "fill-in-the-blank" strategy that drops out the recorded voice so the child or adult client can supply the missing word or phrase. The songs' pacing and range is comfortable for clients of all ages.

The CD "Old Favorites/Rote Speech" contains familiar tunes such as "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," "You are my Sunshine," "Yankee Doodle," and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." The CD also reinforces functional knowledge, including days, months, numbers, letters, and personal information.

The CD "Praise Songs" contains 10 religious songs, including "Amazing Grace," "Holy, Holy, Holy," and "Emmanuel," and recitations of "The Beatitudes" and "the 23rd Psalm."

Each of the CDs comes with lyric pages that indicate the words that are strategically dropped, as a guide for SLPs and others who practice the songs with the client. The CDs are designed for use by SLPs as a therapy activity for children and adult clients who have aphasia, apraxia, and/or cognitive impairment. Teachers, family members, and caregivers can use the CDs to extend therapy sessions, and clients can listen to the CDs on their own for practice and enjoyment.

The Audios for Aphasia CDs are well done, and will provide SLPs with an effective and enjoyable way to use music in therapy with clients of all ages. For more information and to hear samples of the songs, go to www.audiosforaphasia.com.