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“We acquire when we understand what we read or hear; we understand by confirming our predictions about the input, and when the input contains new aspects of language we are ready to acquire.”


Dr. Stephen Krashen

Further reading on brain based learning, and  my general hypothesis on learning and the brain.
Breathe-  Two blogs about caring for yourself and managing stress through breath, yoga, and healthy eating. 
Get healthy and manage stress- Part 1
Diet specifics- Managing your health part 2. 
Who Has Time to Work out? 
To follow the blogs of teachers that have been pioneering these methods of learning please click the below button (Dr. Krashen, Dr. VanPatten, Carol Gaab, Bryce Hedstrom, Ben Slavic, Sr. Wooly, La Maestra Loca, and more, oh my)!  You can also check out my blog here with lots of the ideas I described in my session explained in great detail.  Or you can watch demos of me teaching here. 
For a list of various games to play in the WL classroom, or to access my FREE Spanish resources, click the appropriate button below.