Page Text: Testimonials
"Our only concern ever about trademark is people using it for profit yet misrepresenting what TPRS is and does. It then gives people an idea that TPRS is something that it isn't because it is being misrepresented. That was our motivation in getting it trademarked. What you have done is the opposite. You have helped so many people do this better. I can't thank you enough for your contribution. I have had so much great feedback about how you have helped. Again, you are free to use TPRS in any way that helps TPRS and teachers."
Blaine Ray
"My very first experience with TPRS was Ben Slavic's book, TPRS in a Year! It was clear and concise, breaking the process down into easy-to-follow steps that made TPRS seem approachable and very doable."
James Wooldridge, aka Senior Wooly
Teaching with the Ultimate CI StarChart has been a game changer for me. 10 years teaching with traditional, TPRS and CI methods has never resulted in the results I’m getting right now. The acquisition I’m seeing, the buy-in I’m getting from kids who would otherwise be withdrawn and not caring, the numerous times I’ve had parents tell me that their children won’t stop talking about my class - it’s been amazing. This will be my best year teaching so far, I can feel it. I have kids who are asking me if they can join my class three weeks in the school year because their peers keep talking about it. Thank you, Ben, for this pinnacle of your life’s work.
Chris Roberts
"Thank you for sharing this new book. I am loving the simple elegance and logic. I also really like how you go through step by step, but still sum it all up at the end of each section."
Craig West
"Your explanations of how to simplify and streamline language education is exactly what I think teaching should be, as teachers have a strange tendency to want to overcomplicate everything."
Abigail Malaga
"You are truly a wonderful support to FL teachers. I have learned and implemented so much from you and your coaching community and books!"
Marcia Peterson
"My first book of yours was TPRS in a Year!. It changed the way I taught languages, but what you're on to now is even more aligned with the research and with honoring the student as well as the teacher."
Marko Sanden
"I need to understand the entire picture. Your books get into the nuts and bolts and from what I've read so far they explain all aspects of the topics from top to bottom. Exactly what I was looking for."
Daniel Prosseda
"The work we have been doing in the Zoom training group has been incredibly valuable. This is something I did not learn in my Master's degree course of study. No piece of technology could ever substitute for the role that the teacher plays in your approach."
Jesús Horacio Báez Ávila
"This opportunity to learn in the Zoom group is unique. Last week online I heard Dr. Stephen Krashen say that teaching a language not based on research cannot bring progress. When I see the teachers in the Zoom group in action, and listen to Ben’s explanations, THAT is progress."
Marie Santoni
“Ben’s Star methodology has taken SLA research and distilled it down into a practical approach that is easy to follow and makes language instruction enjoyable and equitable for all students. Simply put, The Star is the modern foreign language teacher’s dream come true."
Marko Sanden
"In the introduction to this book you have provided us teachers with a way to bring a glimpse of joyfulness into our classrooms. It shows us exactly how to do it! I'm rocked. You see my vision."
Ellen Howell