This is a great little activity! I love how you made what you were doing in class so realistic and it also gave students a real audience. I’m looking for ways I can help students write and speak for a real audience, and not just for me or their peers.
I’m so glad the athletes responded and I’m sure your students are going to be extremely excited. I’m very jealous I didn’t think of doing this myself! Keep up the good work!
[…] have become much stronger readers in one year, they read and comprehend authentic texts such as articles about the Sochi Olympics instead of vocabulary-controlled textbook […]
[…] I don’t dump an authentic text on my Novice learners without any preparation (See my Olympics unit). What I like about TPRS is that it is good way – among other CI strategies – to […]
[…] scaffolding. I don’t dump an authentic text on my Novice learners without any preparation (See my Olympics unit). I have recently attended my first formal TPRS training and I found this methodology to be an […]
Thanks for sending ! Have posted on OFLA and CSCTFL Facebook pages, and now about to Tweet too 🙂
Very nice activity! I ended doing very little with Olympics due to schedules at school. 🙁
This is a great little activity! I love how you made what you were doing in class so realistic and it also gave students a real audience. I’m looking for ways I can help students write and speak for a real audience, and not just for me or their peers.
I’m so glad the athletes responded and I’m sure your students are going to be extremely excited. I’m very jealous I didn’t think of doing this myself! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, lots of work but s worth it. Have you tried epals.com to find a classroom who wants to exchange? Very reliable and safe.
Quelle super idee! Meme sans tweeter, on peux utlliser la video quand on lit le Petit Prince (et les chapitres sur la Rose!)
[…] have become much stronger readers in one year, they read and comprehend authentic texts such as articles about the Sochi Olympics instead of vocabulary-controlled textbook […]
[…] I don’t dump an authentic text on my Novice learners without any preparation (See my Olympics unit). What I like about TPRS is that it is good way – among other CI strategies – to […]
[…] scaffolding. I don’t dump an authentic text on my Novice learners without any preparation (See my Olympics unit). I have recently attended my first formal TPRS training and I found this methodology to be an […]