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What is it?

TPRS® is a specific instructional strategy involves the co-creation of a narrative through story asking, using high frequency vocabulary, and providing lots of input in the target language with small amounts of translation for clarity. Story asking is the process where the teacher asks the the students questions to determine the details of a story. Skills involved in this process are circling, pausing & pointing, using gestures, comprehension checks, pop-up grammar, and so forth. Literacy is a huge component as the created narrative becomes a text for extension activities, follow up stories, and so forth.

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Tell me more!

TPRS® was invented in 1990 by a Spanish teacher named Blaine Ray. Blaine was inspired by the works of Stephen Krashen as well as James Asher, who stressed the importance of gestures and movement to help in the language acquisition process. TPRS® has grown and evolved quite a bit over the past three decades. Formerly known as Total Physical Response Storytelling, TPRS has evolved thanks to the thousands of teachers who have contributed, expanded, and refined the strategy. There is also a huge body of research on the topic. For some of those resources and to see it in action, see the resources below.

TPRS in Action

Featured video: Watch Aya Shehata as she gives a TPRS demo in Japanese, including background about the strategy and how she incorporates it into her class.

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: In a humorous retrospective note, Peter Davison pointed out that the device the Doctor builds to monitor Tegan’s dreams resembles an original iPod—nearly 20 years before its actual release. 📺 Viewing Information A beginners guide to Doctor Who: Snakedance

: In one of his earliest TV roles, he plays Lon , the spoiled and bored son of the planet's ruler.

: Tegan Jovanka, still traumatized by her previous encounter with the Mara, falls under its influence again.

: Delivers a standout performance as the possessed Tegan, shifting from her usual brisk self to a sinister, predatory role.

: The Doctor discovers that the Mara was once a real, physical threat created by Manussan technology that synthesized human greed and hatred.

is the opening episode of the second serial in Doctor Who 's 20th Anniversary season (Season 20, Episode 5). It first aired on January 18, 1983, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison. This story serves as a direct sequel to the previous season's Kinda , revisiting the psychological horror of the Mara. Plot Summary: The Mara Returns