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Errorless learning has had positive reports across both clinical and non-clinical
domains. Within aphasia therapy studies, decreasing cue methods have been
proposed as the optimal combination of low error and high effort. This study
aimed to evaluate a modification to the decreasing cue method in which the set
size of target nouns and verbs for training was extended dependent on participant
progress in naming therapy. Four participants with word retrieval symptoms as
part of their aphasia took part in a case-series study in which a decreasing cue
hierarchy was applied to a dynamic list of noun and verb targets. An assessment
probe at the start of each session determined how many new items were to be taken
on in therapy, dependent on participant responsiveness to that point. All
participants made significant improvements in naming accuracy for treated items
from baseline and compared to control items. Two participants continued to take
on new items which reflected consistent trajectories of improving naming
accuracy, while two participants reached saturation points at which the frequency
of errors in naming accuracy limited their set sizes. The varying trajectories of
the participants were evaluated in relation to their baseline language and
cognitive skills. Clinical implications from the findings and themes for further
research were also considered.

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