This app consists of fifty nouns that are commonly found in the home. The target items are displayed within the context of the rooms where they are typically located. Each target word can be elicited by using one or more of the five different types of cues available. Opportunities for multiple practice of target words within each room as well as data collection are available.

Designed by and for Speech-Language Pathologists, this app assists individuals with word finding difficulty secondary to aphasia. Additionally, it can benefit individuals with apraxia that are assisted by visual and sentence completion cues.
I Name It provides users with a simple, yet systematic way to retrieve target words depicted in realistic photo scenes and augmented by five types of evidence based cueing.

Objectives:
1. Improve word finding of common functional words found in the home
2. Provide several types of cueing options to meet the needs of a wide range of clients at varying communication levels.

Evidence:
While the professional literature documents several types of effective cueing strategies for wording finding, it is it is difficult to anticipate with certainty which strategy\ies (or cueing techniques) will be most successful for any given individual. (Hillis, 1993 Nickels , 2002). Proponents of a functional approach argue that most clinicians “in the trenches” use a mixed or combined approach containing elements of both semantic strategies and phonemic cues.
In addition, the literature suggests that initial syllable cues and sentence completion cues seem to act as a trigger for motor commands for articulation and therefore may be of some benefit to individuals that have apraxia of speech as they work to retrieve motor patterns. (Love, 1977)

iName it can be used effectively by Speech-Language Pathologists and family members and individuals experiencing word finding difficulties. It is designed for people that have varying levels of word finding deficits.

Target Audience (s):
This Application is designed for adults, but can also be used with adolescents and children. I Name It targets individuals with word finding difficulties secondary to aphasia. Additionally, it can benefit individuals with apraxia that are assisted by visual and sentence completion cues.

Authors:

Elizabeth Begley M.A., CCC-SLP, runs the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Clinic at the College Station Medical Center, College Station, TX. She provides AAC consultative services for schools, home health agencies and residential facilities. She is the co-author of two iDevice apps, Small Talk Dysphagia and Small Talk Oral Motor.

Mary Pitti, M.S., CCC-SLP is the Clinic Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at Ithaca College. She teaches courses in Dysphagia and Voice Disorders. She is the co-author of two iDevice apps, Small Talk Dysphagia and Small Talk Oral Motor. Published materials with Pro.ed include: Problem Solving Picture Cards, Everyday Activities to Sequence and Critical Thinking for Activities of Daily Living.

App Designer:

Barbara Fernandes, M.S; CCC-SLP

References:
Hillis, A.E. (1993). The role of models of language processing in rehabilitation of language impairments. Aphasiology, 7 5-26.

Love, R., & Webb, W. (1977, May). The efficacy of cueing techniques in Broca's aphasia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 42, 170-178.

Nickels L. (2002) Therapy for naming disorders: revisited, revising, and reviewing. Aphasialogy.2002; 16:935-980
Swathi, K., & Gina, B. (2009, September 18). Evaluating the effectiveness of semantic-based treatment deficits in aphasia: what works? Seminar in Speech Language, 29(1), 71-82.
Doi:10.1055/s-2008-1061626.