Table 2 Cognitive Training program
Periods | Components | Content |
|---|---|---|
Warm-up (5–10 min) | Giving of instructions | |
Cognitive training (60–90 min) | Orientation training | Orientation to person, place, and time with or without external cues like newspaper, calendar a. person – give full name, relatives, neighbors, age, occupation; name public officials b. place – provide address, location of islands/cities/provinces, favorite place/destination c. time – determine current time, day, month and year; schedule of TV shows; special occasions; weather, season |
Memory training | Rehearsal • verbally repeating a series of numbers or letters Association • face-name recognition – associating person’s name with facial or behavioral characteristics Visual imagery • having mental representation of a set of animals, fruits, or common objects and combinations Concentration • play card game to turn over 3–6 pairs of matching cards | |
Attention training | Auditory attention a. Clapping, tapping or stamping upon hearing specific words b. Coloring a picture or folding a paper following dictation c. Identifying the title or artist of a song being played Visual attention a. Counting the number of animals seen in a picture b. Encircling specified words in a paragraph/ word hunt c. Completing a trace maze | |
Executive function training | From a mixed set of objects on a table, a. Group the items into three and set aside objects which do not belong to any group. b. Arrange items following a model (e.g. table setting, smallest to largest, alternating pattern) Copying a drawing (pyramid, cylinder, house); dot copy Computation of allowance, expenses, change | |
Cool-down (5–10 min) | Feedback and processing of responses | |