Essential Question: What strategies can I use in my therapy to help patients with Alzheimer's disease improve language function?

Foundation Questions:
1. What is Alzheimer's Disease?

2. How does it affect speech, language, and general communication?

3. Can a patient's communication problems be "fixed" or is compensation the key?

4. What types of realistic goals can be set for a patient with Alzheimer's?

5. Can the strategies developed carry over as person progresses through the stages of Alzheimer's or will new strategies have to be taught with each stage?

6. What can I do when the person can no longer be taught new strategies for communication?

Tentative Point:
Patient's with Alzheimer's disease need strategies to help them communicate effectively.

Tentative Genres:
1. Webliography (Clinician)
2. Power Point Presentation (Clinician)
3. Poem (Client)
4. Interview (Client)
5. Letter to Politician (Clinician)
6. Guest Editorial (Client's Family)

Integrating Genres:
I am thinking of telling a story about an Alzheimer's patient, his/her struggles with language and communication, and the strategies he/she used to be more functional.

Tentative Resources:
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