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Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Cake Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780958145312 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Films at the Movies Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780958145329 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Money Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. C2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780958145336 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Perfume Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780958145343 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Sandwich Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780980690507 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Safety Pin Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. C2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780980690514 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Scissors Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780980690521 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Soup Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780980690538 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Telephone Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. By: Guillian Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780980690552 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Teddy Bear Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 Other titles in series: Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Cake -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Film at the movies -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Money -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Perfume -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Sandwich -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Safety pin -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Scissors -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Soup -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Telephone By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 9780980690545 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $15.00 Online Price: $15.00
Buy Now!	Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! series Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Series: Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Money -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Perfume -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Sandwich -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Safety pin -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Scissors -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Soup -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Teddy Beat -- Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! Telephone. Read a Bit! Talk a Bit! is a new series of reading activity books intended for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The books start with a short article or story for the participants to read, 2-300 words, followed by 15-20 questions for the facilitator to ask. These questions are formulated to engage the participants in conversation and to encourage personal and meaningful reminiscences to flow. All the reading pages are in large type, 50 pt, and the text is only on one page per spread in order to help the individual to concentrate on the text and to minimise the constraints of visual impairment. The size of the books are A4 . Memories recalled from earlier in life are often very therapeutic for people with dementia. They provide opportunities for positive and meaningful engagement with the past. Remembering increases self esteem and a feeling of positive worth as the participants recall personal experiences. c2009 By: Gunilla Denton Cook and Mary Morris Publisher: Denton Cook ISBN: 000000000003B Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $150.00 Online Price: $150.00
Buy Now!	It's Never Too Late to Change Your Mind Use it or lose it! This book contains practical ways to keep dementia at bay. Dementia can be a frightening illness, initially for the individual, and then for the family. A lifetime of achievements, acquired knowledge and experiences can be replaced by a state of infant-like dependency. Instead of enjoying our twilight years in a dignified manner among family and friends, we may find ourselves in an anonymous and incomprehensible world. It's the kind of thing you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. What can we do to protect ourselves against dementia? This book addresses that very question. Using the latest research, It's Never Too Late to Change Your Mind explains what dementia is and what causes it. And most importantly, what you can do to avoid it. By: Dr Michael J. Valenzuela Publisher: ABC Books ISBN: 9780733323546 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $29.95 Online Price: $26.96
Buy Now!	What If it's Not Alzheimer's This book includes vital information on Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and a foreword by John Q Trojanowski, MD, PhD, Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession now distinguishes various types of other dementias. This book is the first comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the largest groups of non-Alzheimer's dementias. The contributors are either specialists in their fields or have exceptional hands-on experience with FTD sufferers. Beginning with a focus on the medical facts, the first part defines and explores FTD as an illness distinct from Alzheimer's disease. Also considered are clinical and medical care issues and practices, as well as such topics as finding a medical team and rehabilitation interventions.The next section on managing care examines the daily care routine including exercise, socialisation, adapting the home environment, and behavioural issues. In the following section on caregiver resources, the contributors identify professional and government assistance programs along with private resources and legal options. This newly revised edition follows recent world-wide collaboration in research and provides the most current medical information available, a better understanding of the different classifications of FTD, and more clarity regarding the role of genetics. A completely new chapter 5 enlightens the reader about the various drugs that are now being used with FTD patients and also delves into a number of non-medical options. The wealth of information offered in these pages will help both healthcare professionals and caregivers of someone suffering from frontotemporal dementia. By: Lisa Radin & Gary Radin Publisher: Prometheus Books ISBN: 9781591025849 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $48.95 Online Price: $44.06
Buy Now!	Memory Books and Other Graphic Cuing Systems Learn how to help people with memory impairments to function more independently and effectively by using graphic cuing systems. Based on years of research, these visual and written aids function as memory supports, improving communication and quality of life for adults with dementia and related memory impairments. Memory aids, such as memory books, memory wallets, planners, memo boards, and reminder cards, help to reduce the confusion, anxiety, and frustration often experienced by people with dementia. Usually created with a combination of words and pictures, the aids serve as conversation prompts, answers to common questions, and reminders for daily living. These tools not only help enhance conversation with older adults, but they also: increase engagement and social interaction communicate needs and preferences to caregivers reduce problem behaviors and restore users' fading self identity. This practical guidebook clearly illustrates the research behind memory aids and the benefits they provide users and communication partners. Readers will learn how to determine the optimal memory aid for an older adult, develop the tool, and successfully implement it. The book includes simple instructions for creating a wide variety of graphic cuing systems, with innumerable examples of useful content and format. Additional tools include forms and templates to photocopy, a list of sources for materials, and instructions and patterns for creating portable, wearable memory aids. Memory Books and Other Graphic Cuing Systems is an essential resource for speech-language pathologists, OTs and PTs, activity directors, direct care staff, and family members interacting with adults with memory impairments. By: Michelle S. Bourgeois Publisher: Health Professions Press,U.S. ISBN: 9781932529227 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $73.95 Online Price: $66.56
Buy Now!	Validation Techniques for Dementia Care Written especially for family members and friends caring for people with dementia, this practical guidebook offers a solution to commonly faced communication and relationship difficulties. The Validation approach's caring, empathetic techniques have been used and valued by professionals and families around the world to support meaningful communication and interaction with people with memory impairments.Adapted from the best-selling book for professionals, "The Validation Breakthrough", this hands-on resource gives family caregivers all the information and guidance they need to successfully implement proven Validation techniques and enjoy resulting benefits like: reduced challenging behavior; improved communication; lower levels of stress and anxiety in both caregivers and older adults; and more satisfying relationships.In addition to background information about dementia and the principles behind Validation, the book includes detailed, illustrated explanations of specific verbal and nonverbal communication techniques. Realistic case studies demonstrate the approach in action in many different relationships, including husband/wife, parent/child, and grandparent/grandchild.Caregivers who adopt Validation will learn how to break through the silence and pain of withdrawal and interact with their loved one with greater respect and compassion. Start re-establishing connections and improving relationships today with "Validation Techniques for Dementia Care". By: Vicki De Klerk-Rubin Publisher: Health Professions Press,U.S. ISBN: 9781932529371 Format: Paperback Book Retail Price: $39.95 Online Price: $35.96