Welcome to TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling!  

Most students choose to learn a language to be able to speak to other people.  In order to facilitate this learning, we have adopted this exciting  method of learning.  Through the use of actions, you will learn vocabulary by first responding to the language and later producing it on your own.  After the initial phase of learning basic vocabulary, you will transition into story telling.  Much as a baby learns to speak by listening and speaking, you will also naturally acquire the language through a series of short stories to build vocabulary and sentence structures.  The many activities used in this method of learning include drawing, acting, speaking, reading, and writing.  You will hear, respond to, and retell unusual stories on a variety of topics.  Purposely unusual, these stories require that you thing about what's being said because simple logical thinking won't apply.  Oral, written, and drawn responses and retells to the stories will show your comprehension.  Soon, you will begin telling your own stories.   If you will relax and join in, you will have fun as you acquire the language.  You are encouraged to use your imagination and be creative.  Through TPRS you will learn to use the language as a tool for communication, just as it is meant to be!