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One part of our project uses Video Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA), a form of rehabilitation in which patients practice with scripts. What is unique about VISTA, though, is that the patients receive video recordings of a native speaker saying their script so that they can rewatch it over and over again as they practice along as they (re-)watch it. This ensures that they have the means to consistently train with their scripts rather than needing to wait until their next session with the clinician. The video itself only shows the nose, mouth, and chin of the native speaker being recorded. This is important because it visually demonstrates the movements that are necessary for the successful production of all the sounds of each word in the script.

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