Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i4QL0Sm11599; Wed, 26 May 2004 17:00:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:00:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040526205752.30670.qmail@web60908.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: PAUL ROGERS <pwaynerogers@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10322] TPR description X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1318 Lines: 55 Disne Could you describe the class a little for me? For example, how many students, at what level, what is their native language - and then what happens during the storytelling. Thank you, Paul Rogers --- Diane Snell <dsnell@racineliteracy.com> wrote: > HI, > > I'm posting the following from one of our ESL > trainers who uses TPR as an > ESL tutor for adults and as a high school classroom > (Spanish) teacher. It > has proven very effective in both situations. > > *** > > We have TPR storytelling materials at the Racine > Literacy Council. We > presented the Story telling method using Blaine > Ray's materials at an > in-service at our council. Acting out stories is > not always conducive to > one on one tutoring, however the stories can be > re-told using illustrations. > Illustrations are included in Blaine's materials. > > This method can be adapted to other classroom > materials. It does not take > much time to create a short story using vocabulary > words from other > materials. > > *** > > Diane K. Snell > ESL Education Coordinator > Racine Literacy Council > 734 Lake Avenue > Racine, WI 53403 > 262-634-9495 > www.racineliteracy.com > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
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