Do you ever have a moment where you can't get the words in your head to come out precisely? Or do you mix up words that sound similar? For some of us, these are simple errors in communicating, but for others, this is called aphasia. View an interesting video on the phenomenon of this language disorder.

Concepts

oral language, written language, speech pathology, daily oral language

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the classroom and have pupils view the video at home saving class time for discussion and research

Classroom Considerations

• Best suited for middle or high school aged learners

Pros

• Discusses the multiple ways people are affected by aphasia 
• Comes with links to discussion questions and links to further research

Cons

• None