Kana (phonetic letter) training was administered to four aphasic patients who manifested severe disturbances in
Kana manipulation, in which linkage between
Kana and sound are broken, in spite of their slight disturbances in
Kanji system. The purpose of this program was to reestablish the linkage between
Kana and sound. A Key word written in
Kanji was presented for each
Kana letter, following the hypo-thesis that the meaning presented by a key word would fascilitate
Kana learning.
Findings derived from results of therapy employing the key word system showed that;
1. Ability to write each of
Kana letters to dictation improved but did not reach the normal level. The patients became to write intelligible sentences, although they made frequent errors and required more time than normal persons.
2. They became able to write all the key words in
Kanji and
Kana, in contrast it was more difficult for them to recall sound patterns of the key words. This dissolution between letter and sound seems to indicate the fundamental problem of this type of aphasics.
3. We concluded this program was beneficial as a basic therapy technique for this type of aphasics, especially for those who have a great need for
Kana manipuration.
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