Submitted by LaVonna Betz (not verified) on April 1, 2008 - 19:44.
We are the only gifted magnet school in St. Louis Public School District. Each of our 5th grade Spanish students have been working diligently to create, illustrate, translate, & narrate an original story which we are bringing to you as a podcast.
TPR
The stories are an outgrowth of the textbook we use in the Spanish Language Progam at Kennard. The textbook borrows heavily from the TPR method of teaching, which is Total Physical Response begun by James Asher in the 1920’s. Basically students learn Spanish by acting it out. The textbook uses simple TPR stories in cartoon form. The podcasts are inspired by these stories.
Many, if not all of our students, have ever done much with computers and some heve never even heard their own voices. So the project was in itself a brand-new learning experience in what they can do with a computer. In some ways I feel like a pioneer with a laptop and a few ideas to help make learning Spanish fun and exciting to my students.
We're still uploading our stories online, so we're still anziously waiting to see ourselfes online! Come visit us at kennardspanish.org and tell us what you think!
Spanish podcast for 5th graders
Submitted by LaVonna Betz (not verified) on April 1, 2008 - 19:44.
We are the only gifted magnet school in St. Louis Public School District. Each of our 5th grade Spanish students have been working diligently to create, illustrate, translate, & narrate an original story which we are bringing to you as a podcast.
TPR
The stories are an outgrowth of the textbook we use in the Spanish Language Progam at Kennard. The textbook borrows heavily from the TPR method of teaching, which is Total Physical Response begun by James Asher in the 1920’s. Basically students learn Spanish by acting it out. The textbook uses simple TPR stories in cartoon form. The podcasts are inspired by these stories.
Many, if not all of our students, have ever done much with computers and some heve never even heard their own voices. So the project was in itself a brand-new learning experience in what they can do with a computer. In some ways I feel like a pioneer with a laptop and a few ideas to help make learning Spanish fun and exciting to my students.
We're still uploading our stories online, so we're still anziously waiting to see ourselfes online! Come visit us at kennardspanish.org and tell us what you think!