Reading is essential to language proficiency growth. However, reading activities are pointless if students do not engage and actually read the text. So, how do we get our students to engage with a text? This can be especially difficult as … Continue reading
Here’s another trick to get more reps. We’ve been using this story (un accidente de autobús), which is based on the structures crashed, broke his ankle and “that’s life”. It’s a home run story that always goes over well because … Continue reading
Next week, I will be attending the NTPRS conference in Chicago. It will be my first time at NTPRS, and I am super excited. I will also be a presenter at the conference. My session called, “Student-driven curriculum” is on … Continue reading
Here’s another simple game that students tend to enjoy and provides opportunities for many reps of a few target structures. The game is played in pairs. The object is to know as much about your partner as possible. Each student … Continue reading
TPRS is a lot like cheese sticks. My mother was watching our kids a few weeks ago. My daughter, who just turned three, asked for a cheese stick as a snack. She tends to be very specific in her requests. … Continue reading
I tried inklewriter for the first time (here). Inklewriter allows you to create interactive writings. The result is similar to the old “choose your own adventure” books. Readers select from different options to direct the path of the story. It … Continue reading
Yesterday we began the “9 weeks evaluation” in Spanish two and three. There will be four parts to the evaluation – Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. The evaluation will take two days. Day 1 was dedicated to the speaking section. … Continue reading
Here is a lesson based on a story I wrote for Nuestra Historia 3. La Llegada de María is one of several short stories that make up Nuestra historia Level 3. Nuestra historia Level 3 is a collection of culturally relevant stories with accompanying activities, authentic resources, assessments, and opportunities for further investigation. All units of Nuestra […]
I love to write stories in Spanish and create compelling content for Spanish students. So far in 2018, I’ve had an incredible opportunity to do both. It has been my privilege to serve as the lead author for Nuestra Historia 3 and Nuestra Historia 4. Both titles are part of the Comprehensible Input based curriculum […]
I am pleased to announce the release of a Spanish TPRS novel that I have written and published. The novel is called Los Sobrevivientes and is available now. Los Sobrevivientes is based on the incredible true story of the rugby team from Uruguay that was stranded in the middle of the Andes mountains after a […]
I spent the summer rewriting my Spanish 4 curriculum. My goal was to create a better bridge between my level 3 classes and AP level 5. I wanted to create units that prepared students for the specific requirements and assessments of AP. The result was several Thematic Units based heavily on authentic materials with […]
I recently organized and released 12 TPRS Spanish units. They can be found at the link above or here – TPRS Units. Each unit includes a story script for in-class storytelling, a reading selection, comprehension questions, instructions for the teacher, speaking prompts and a writing prompt. Most scripts work best in a level 2 or […]
