I’m Ready to Learn the TPRS Method! Where Do I Start? Five Planks on the Bridge to TPRS - Plank 1

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I’m Ready to Learn the TPRS Method! Where Do I Start? Five Planks on the Bridge to TPRS - Plank 1

Overview and Plank 1  

If you are absolutely new to TPRS, you can learn the basics - enough to get started - in a day or a weekend.  (I’ve even read of some teachers who took a 3-hour seminar, and dove in just on that - depends on your personality and skill set, I guess!) Below, I’ve listed 5 'planks' on the bridge to becoming a TPRS teacher and gathered resources for each step.

Plank 1: Get a feel for TPRS....

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I’m Ready to Learn the TPRS Method! Plank 2

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I’m Ready to Learn the TPRS Method! Plank 2

Plank 2

Plank 2: Understand the basics.  TPRS follows 3 steps and requires about 5 simple foundational skills to make a class successful.  You will learn about them in Plank 3. Here you can read or watch a short general description of TPRS from any one of several experienced TPRS teachers.  Pick a link or two from the list below and develop your own “elevator” explanation of TPRS...

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Finding a TPRS Teacher, and/or Finding a Media Alternative to a Live Teacher

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Finding a TPRS Teacher, and/or Finding a Media Alternative to a Live Teacher

You may already know of a teacher who is ready to jump in and teach your students a foreign language using the TPRS storytelling/Comprehensible Input method.  Maybe the teacher is you!  However, if you haven't found a teacher for your students yet, here are some ideas to explore.

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