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With the acknowledgement that an attention span for a child is around 10 to 15 minutes, a class of 40 minutes is too long for primary students. Therefore, Total Physical Response (TPR) is a solution. TPR suggests a way of teaching language that uses verbal communication and physical body movement skills. Simply put, we use vivid action to reinforce our memory of target words. This method helps teachers acquire and reinforce new vocabulary, support low achievers, and wake up the class.
Action Storytelling - Introduction of words
Action Storytelling - Introduction of words
Actions come with new or challenging words. When reading new passages, sometimes, there are a lot of new words for students. If the teacher applies to action, students can try to understand and guess the word's meaning before the explanation. For low achievers, it visualises the part of the passage to them. All students benefit from stimulating imagination and prediction skills, which are essential for reading.
Charades - Reinforcement Words
Charades - Reinforcement Words
It is a good way to revise the vocabulary with or without teachers. A chosen student acts out a vocabulary without speaking, and other students will try to guess the picked words that they learned in the last class. Through silence, students can actively recall all vocabulary and relate all images to reinforce a vocabulary memory.
The Great Wind Blow - Awake Movement
The Great Wind Blow - Awake Movement
The Great Wind Blows involves students moving around and sitting on another seat, like how the leaves change their place after a big wind. From the student's perspective, it can be considered as a gift of answering the question correctly. For teachers, it is a good way to wake them up after a short instructions.
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