Impaired reading is one of the many disabling consequences of stroke. As initially delineated by Dejerine (1892), this may be the sole language impairment or one of several aphasic symptoms. In either case, the consequences are profound, with reading for pleasure, work, and functional purposes no longer available. Arguably, these consequences have increased with the growing importance of online written information (Dietz,

Ball, & Griffith, 2011). It is unsurprising, therefore, that at least some people with aphasia cite reading as an activity that contributes to quality of life (Cruice, Hill, Worrall, & Hickson, 2010) and list improved reading as one of the desired outcomes from aphasia therapy (Wallace et al., 2017).