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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Differentiated Story Testing Idea

Posted by Bryce Hedstrom

This is an easy way to test beginning students after they have read an extended version of a story.  It is differentiated, checks the comprehension level of the students and is easy for …

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Quote of the Day 10/31/11

Posted by Bryce Hedstrom

ACQUISITION “Comprehension precedes production… by a mile.” —Susan Gross  

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Introducing the Subjunctive with a Story #13 10/30/11

Posted by Bryce Hedstrom

NOTE:   This is part #13 of an ongoing series of posts about a way to focus on difficult grammar with a story-based approach.  The examples are from a Spanish 3 …

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Quote of the Day 10/30/11

Posted by Bryce Hedstrom

TEACHING “Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.” —Plato, classical Greek philosopher (427 BC – 347 BC) There …

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Quote of the Day 10/29/11

Posted by Bryce Hedstrom

READING “Teaching vocabulary lists is inefficient—the time is better spent reading alone.” ―Stephen Krashen

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Introducing the Subjunctive with a Story #12: Another Story Example

Posted by Bryce Hedstrom

NOTE: This is part 12 of an ongoing series that shows the process and the product of a story-based approach to teaching the subjunctive in a Spanish 3 class.  The process …

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