Effective Use of

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Effective Use of TPRStorytelling in the Upper
Levels NTPRS 2008 Minneapolis, MN
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Carmen Andrews-Sánchez, from Vegas, baby!
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Joe Neilson
El Gran Ombligo
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3 Steps of TPRStorytelling

• Step 1 Establish Meaning
• Step 2 Ask a Story
• Step 3 Reading

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Step 1 Establishing Meaning

• Translation
• Gestures
• Personalized Questions Answers (PQA)

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Step 2 Ask a Story

• Circling
• Comprehension Checks
• Pop-up Grammar

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Step 2 Ask a Story

• Storyline
• Details
• Assessment

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Step 3 Read Discuss

• Translate only what students dont know
• Ask facts about the reading
• Make predictions

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Step 3 Read Discuss

• Add details
• Make predictions
• Create a parallel story

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Reading
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Listening
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Writing
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Speaking
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