Read a Bit Talk a Bit is a 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, followed by a number of 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.

Read a Bit Talk a Bit is a 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, followed by a number of 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.

Read a Bit Talk a Bit is a 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, followed by a number of 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.

Read a Bit Talk a Bit is a 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, followed by a number of 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.

Read a Bit Talk a Bit is a 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, followed by a number of 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.

Just because the short-term memory is failing, doesn't mean that people suffering from different forms of dementia don't like to talk. They do. The secret to a good conversation with a person who suffers from Alzheimer's is to talk about things they do remember. This often takes them back decades, to their youth. Read a Bit Talk a Bit is a series of activity books specifically designed to get a good dialogue going with people who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's. Each book is written in large type and starts with a short article on the subject, and is followed by 15-20 questions for the...

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Boomtown Chicago, 1920s a world of gangsters, musicians, and clubs. Young Benny Lehrman, born into a Jewish hat-making family, is expected to take over his father s business, but his true passion is piano especially jazz. After dark, he sneaks down to the South Side to hear the bands play.
One night he is asked to sit in with a group. His playing is first-rate. The trumpeter, a black man named Napoleon, becomes Benny s friend and musical collaborator. They are asked to play at a saloon Napoleon has christened The Jazz Palace. But Napoleon...