To provide social and language opportunities for individuals impacted by brain injury or neurological diseases. The book club is intended to welcome individuals who would like to participate in a book club, but feel that they need support in order to do so due to difficulties with cognition or language. The book club is open to any and all participants, but made accessible to individuals with cognitive and language disabilities.
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Duration: 12-week program
Where: Online, anywhere
anyone! Brain Connections Book Club is open to all!
Specifically designed to be accessible for individuals with attention, memory, or language impairments through carefully crafted support tools
all communication modalities welcome (written, typed, AAC, spoken, gestures, facial expressions, and anything you use)!
Free!
Each participant will receive a packet including:
bullet summaries by chapter for memory and comprehension
character lists to support memory and comprehension
comprehension questions and handouts to ensure understanding as you read
these will be available as open ended questions, yes/no questions, and multiple choice questions
discussion questions for each week in advance to allow preparation of thoughts, written responses, or verbal practice
personalized reading strategies based on a "Get to know you questionnaire" given to all participants before beginning
Facilitated by a licensed speech language pathologist
Physical Books:
Shop at a local bookstore - if they do not carry the book, you can ask them to order it for you
Bookshop.org - a portion of your sale supports independent bookstores, you can select which bookstore it supports, if you choose
Your local library - Go to your local library and ask if they carry the book, or ask if they can borrow it from another library in their network
E-books/Audiobooks:
Libby app, used with your library card (can download to computer, phone, iPad, Kindle)
hoopla app, used with your library card (can download to computer, phone, iPad, Kindle)