![](https://medicalslps.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blogpost1fxlreadingpicture1-scaled.jpg)
This post discusses how to select relevant functional reading materials for your clients in 3 easy steps.
What type of goals can functional reading address?
- Everyday reading skills
- Reading comprehension
- Language skills
- Delayed and immediate recall
- Sustained and divided attention
- Problem solving
- Reasoning skills
- + many more!
How can I use functional reading materials in speech therapy?
Follow these 3 steps:
- Use client intake form to identify prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
- Select reading materials based on client’s prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
- Write individualized achievable goals based on client’s strengths and weaknesses.
Step 1. Use client intake form to identify prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
Step 2. Select reading materials based on client’s prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
![](https://medicalslps.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Materialselection-2-791x1024.jpg)
Step 3. Write individualized and achievable goals based on client’s strengths and weaknesses.
![](https://medicalslps.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/goal-bank-ex-791x1024.jpg)
Above all, using individualized therapy materials and selecting achievable goals can help improve generalization and therapy outcomes.