TPRS MATERIALS
CONTACT TITLE AUTHOR LEVEL LANGUAGE
www.blaineraytprs.com Look I Can Talk Series Blaine Ray 1,2,3 E,F,G,S
A comprehensive high school curriculum created by the founder of TPRS. Includes teacher guide, student text, mini-stories, accelerated mini-stories, extended readings, vocabulary lists, tests, overheads, accompanying novels, music by Gale Mackey, movies; also TPRS how-to books and training videos.
Japanese in Action May and Kimura 1 J
A student book and teacher manual containing mini-stories and other related TPR activities, including picture cards for teaching vocabulary.
www.goodteachingstuff.com Cuentos Fantásticos Amy Catania 1 (MS & HS) E,S
An 8 unit curriculum of illustrated short stories, PMS’s and long stories. Each unit is based on a humorous character or setting and vocabulary theme. Designed to integrate easily with existing learning objectives and approaches. 2nd volume and translations to English and French forthcoming in 2006.
www.sabineundmichael.com Sabine und Michael Michael Miller 1,2 G
TPRS curriculum in German. Items available for both levels include a teacher's book, blackline masters, student workbook, a songs CD, and a reader.
www.teachersdiscovery.com Contes Historiques Michele Threlkeld 3 F
A collection of 15 stories for teaching French History. Includesguide words,story line, cartoon illustrations, comprehension questions, suggestions for costumes, props and staging directions. (Also available is a resource book for La Marseillaise, which includes history, culture, vocabulary and activities.
www.tprstorytelling.com Hi Kids! Carol Gaab K-3rd gr. F,S
A K-3rd grade introductory TPRS curriculum based on high-frequency structures such as greetings, numbers, family, colors, descriptions, feelings, etc. Complete with teacher notes, reproducible student pages, overhead transparencies, and illustrations for all vocabulary items and stories.
Tell Me (3 Volume Series) Gaab, Marsh, Anderson, Placido 1,2 (Elem-HS) E,F,S
Tell Me: introductory level for 5th graders and younger. Tell Me More: introductory level for 7th Grade and up. Tell Me Even More: level 2 text for 8th grade and up. Ancillary materials: games and activities manual, test materials, overheads, blackline masters, daily readings, and music by Gale Mackey.
www.bethskelton.com Putting It Together Milligan, Skelton, Gutierrez, ed. 1-2 (K-12- adults) E,S
Teacher and Student materials for adult ESL students and adult Spanish students. DVD training video for teachers working with
K-adult ELLs.
www.tpr-world.com TPR Storytelling Todd McKay 1-3 (Elem-MS) E,F,S
A 3 year curriculum especially for elementary and middle school. Illustrated stories revolve around one family and include cultural topics and games. Student and teacher manual available, along with testing packet, video demonstration, TPR index cards, and transparencies.
www.waltmania.com Complete Lesson Plans for TPRS Jalen Waltman 1A, 1B E,S
A guide to setting up a TPRS classroom with step-by-step lesson plans and supplemental materials. Each book contains 30 lessons for one semester.
TPRS Supplements to Textbooks:
Spanish: En Espanol (levels 1-3) by Jason Fritze, McDougal Littel French: C'est a Toi (levels 1-3) EMC/Paradigm
Exprésate (levels 1 - 3) Holt Discovering French (level 1) McDougal Littel
Navegando (levels 1-3) by Schmidt and Polito, EMC / Paradigm
Paso a Paso (levels 1,2) by Karen Rowan, Prentice Hall German: Deutsch Aktuell (levels 1-3) EMC/Paradigm
Realidades (levels 1,2) by Karen Rowan, Prentice Hall
Other Helpful Resources for the TPRS Classroom
www.comprehensibleinput.com (Jason Fritze, New Jersey)
Find out more about comprehensible input and TPRS. Access many C.I. links, resources and useful files. Find out about Jason's workshops.
www.cqli.com (The Culture Quest Language Institute, Melinda Forward, New Mexico)
CQI provides materials and services to language teachers. Access French / Spanish Verb TimelinesOrganizing and Managing a Language Classroom.
www.fluencyfast.com
Fluency Fast Language Classes, Blaine Ray's adult language classes taught nationwide using TPRS and taught by Blaine Ray's TPRS Workshop presenters. DVDs of previous classes available in Spanish and French.
www.ijflt.com The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching
A free quarterly on-line journal containing current research, articles and helpful resources for foreign language teachers.
www.ritornello.com (Judi Mazziotti, New York)
Purchase Foreign Language Magic 101: a DVD showing how to use magic tricks to provide comprehensible input in your second language classroom.
www.kristyplacido.com (Kristy Placido, Michigan)
The co-author of some of the materials in the Tell Me Series, Kristy provides many links to Spanish language TPRS materials and other Spanish language websites, including a link to the excellent resource, Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Eat Quiche/Tacos by Barbara MacArthur.
www.sdkrashen.com (Dr. Stephen Krashen, California)
Access Krashen's books and articles on language acquisition, including Foreign Language the Easy Way. Learn about CI, free voluntary reading and more.
www.susangrosstprs.com (Susan Gross, Colorado)
Find out more about TPRS and language acquisition, get free materials, and sign up for TPRS workshops.
www.tprsource.com (Berty Segal Cook, California)
Find out more about TPR. Access Berty's Basic Teacher's Guide of 102 TPR lesson plans in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Russian, & the Student Books which have additional speaking, reading, & writing activities. Access the TPR Audio set of 3 CD's of all 102TPR lesson plans in English.
www.tprstories.com (Karen Rowan, Colorado)
Find out more about TPRS from Karen Rowan, the author of the TPRS Supplements to the Paso a Paso and Realidades textbooks, coordinator of the National TPRS conference, and workshop presenter.
www.tpr-world.com (Dr. James Asher, California)
Learn more about Total Physical Response from the inventor of the method, Dr. James Asher. Order TPR books and TPR teaching materials such as Dr. Asher’s Learning Another Language Through Actions and Ramiro Garcia’s Instructor’s Notebook: How to Apply TPR for Best Results.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/moretprs/join Join the Yahoo group MORETPRS, an invaluable place to share with experienced TPRS teachers.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tprsenglish/join Join this list is for ESL teachers using TPRS.
This is a comprehensive listing of all TPRS materials currently on the market, not By Amy Bachman Catania
a recommendation of any particular resource. Teachers, please research these www.goodteachingstuff.com materials before making a purchase in order to find the right materials for you. 1/10/06