Welcome to Reading Roundtable™!
We are very excited to have the opportunity to present this activity to you. Reading Roundtable™
was developed from a concept of Alan B. Stevens, Ph.D. We at the Myers Research Institute
(MRI) of Menorah Park Center for Senior Living collaborated with Dr. Stevens on further
developing the original concept into a unique activity. We have selected and adapted topics
and stories for Reading Roundtable™ to make them interesting, enjoyable and accessible for
individuals with memory deficits. An important feature of Reading Roundtable™ is the layout
of the material, which we developed and tested through research in group activity settings at
Menorah Park Center for Senior Living. The end result is an activity that we are confident you
and your participants will enjoy. We were amazed to see the discussion and reminiscence that
these stories generate, and we know you will be too.
Also available:
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The Creation of Frozen Pizza
Lady Liberty
A Legend of Hollywood: Mickey Rooney
Leonardo DaVinci
Gene Kelly
Stay tuned for more Reading Roundtable™ stories to come!
For up-to-date information, please visit
www.myersresearch.org
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Also available from Myers Research Institute
A Different Visit: Activities for Caregivers and their Loved Ones with Memory Impairments
Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia, Volume 1
A Therapy Technique for Improving Memory: Spaced Retrieval
For information on how to order, please visit www.myersresearch.org
Do you remember
the smell of chocolate
chip cookies baking in
the oven? Who made
the cookies in your
house? The aroma
of melting chocolate
mixed with baking
cookie dough made
mouths water.
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Next
Reader,
Please
The chewy, gooey
cookies tasted so
good. We can thank
Ruth Wakefield for
this pleasant memory.
She gave us the recipe
for the chocolate
chip cookie. It is the
top selling cookie in
America today.
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Next
Reader,
Please
Ruth found a
chocolate bar given to
her by Andrew Nestle
of the well-known
chocolate company.
She cut it into tiny bits
and added them to the
cookie dough.
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Next
Reader,
Please
Mr. Nestle struck
a deal with Ruth.
He got the okay to
print the Toll House
Cookie recipe on the
wrappers. Ruth got all
of the chocolate she
could use for the rest
of her life. Wouldn’t
that be great?
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Next
Reader,
Please
Can you believe
people make cookie
dough just to eat it
raw? You can even
buy cookie dough
covered in chocolate.
Cookie dough ice
cream has also
become very popular.
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Next
Reader,
Please
Food is the subject
of many songs. Can
you finish the lyrics
to these songs?
“Yes! We have no
bananas...”
“Don’t Sit Under the
Apple Tree...”
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Next
Reader,
Please