[NIFL-ESL:10322] TPR description

From: PAUL ROGERS (pwaynerogers@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed May 26 2004 - 17:00:28 EDT


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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
> 
> 
> 



	
		
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