How to Use TPR with Older Students - 4 Tips for Success

TPR (total physical response) is a second language teaching technique similar to Simon Says that involves getting kids to copy your gestures while learning a foreign language. This is a method well-known for being not just fun and interactive, but effective. Its focus on comprehension and giving students more approachable ways of interacting allow learners of all styles and disabilities to participate from the very beginning.

The drawback? First, not all lesson and content lend themselves well to TPR, and second, as kids get older, they are often turned off by the idea of using their hands in class - particularly because it feels childish. Believe it or not, it can be easier to get a 40 year-old Army captain using TPR than it is a 14 year-old teenager going through puberty!

This quick video looks at 2 guidelines and 2 types of TPR that you can utilize with students who look at TPR with suspicion.

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