by Terry Waltz | Jan 21, 2020 | General, Theory
Comprehension…it’s one of those “trust but verify” things. On social media (where else?) some teachers recently got into a discussion about whether circling is a comprehension check. I thought that was an interesting question...
by Terry Waltz | May 28, 2017 | Drift / Is This TPRS?, General, Theory
On a teacher’s list, the statement was recently made in support of StoryListening and not worrying about noise (incomprehensible language) and checking comprehension during input: What about the argument that one person’s noise is another person’s i + 1? This is...
by Terry Waltz | Nov 26, 2016 | Drift / Is This TPRS?, Methods, Speaking/Listening
On a social media site, a general question more or less like this has been flying around of late: Why can’t we just look at our students and gauge them that way? Why do they need to actually respond? I can already tell if they are listening and interested. The...
