What did Davis and Wilcox develop?

• A. The PACE method
• B. PACE Therapy
• C. Promoting Aphasics' Communicative Efficiency
• D. PACE

Answer: (D)

PACE was developed by Davis and Wilcox as a practical, conversation-centered approach for aphasia rehabilitation. The acronym stands for Promoting Aphasic Communicative Effectiveness, and it emphasizes functional communication in real-world exchanges rather than focusing solely on linguistic accuracy. In PACE, the person with aphasia and a communication partner work as a team, using any modality—speech, gesture, writing, drawing—to convey messages, with the clinician guiding feedback to improve the effectiveness of the exchange. The emphasis on achieving successful communication in everyday interaction is what makes PACE the standard label for their work, rather than the longer descriptive phrases used in the other options.