What exactly is “Physical Response?” (1) Singing to children (2) Encouraging children to sing (3) Interactive movements in conjunction with story (4) Speaking and singing relevant responses to questions as book is read. This is important for early childhood education, speech therapy for kids, language development activities, preschool language activities, and educational storybooks.
I Am Not Sleeping, Winner of Parent and Teacher Choice Award from HowtoLearn.com, fits this research-based teaching. It is based on solid research of Total Physical Response method for learning a second language. Sing a book to the children in English or Spanish. Have the children join you in singing to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”. Interactive reading and words set to music have been shown to be more effective in teaching languages. Today more than ever it is important for our children to learn another language while they are young. Ask questions, “What are you doing?”, “What did you do?” and more. Added verbs for teaching English to Spanish or Spanish to English are included in the back of the book or can be downloaded at www.slpstorytellers.com. The author has also provided a handy guide with tips on reading to young children to improve pre-literacy skills. However, for ease of download, you can download the English, the Spanish or the verb charts as three separate downloads.
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Also, with your subscription, you can download a spinner game for teaching the verbs in English and Spanish in the tenses present progressive, past, and future.
