Be Kind
A book for people with aphasia
Be Kind was written by a stroke survivor and a speech therapist at Atlas Aphasia Center. During their therapy sessions, Liz and Bri saw a need for simple, repetitive, decodable stories for adults who are re-learning to read. It is a short story about nature and kindness.
Many stroke survivors have to re-learn how to read (sometimes essentially from scratch). While children's books often use simple words and short sentences, they are rarely appropriate for adults with aphasia – both due to subject matter (riding the bus to school, learning to share, etc.) and the types of words used.
Re-learning to read after a stroke is NOT the same as learning to read for the first time as a child. So the books shouldn't be the same either!
Words that are common in children’s books, but very difficult for people with aphasia: proper nouns (people’s names, like “Sam” or “Mrs. Thomas”), pronouns (he, she, this, they, us), body parts, colors, days of the week, numbers, and especially rhyming words!
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Words that are easier with aphasia: concrete nouns, decodable words (when the spelling matches the sounds), and lots of repetition.
Be Kind - Book PDF
Be Kind - Writing Pages
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We would love to continue making books to help people with aphasia re-learn how to read. Please consider making a donation to help support this project.
