Enter the World of Story-Listening

Learn from the founders: Drs. Krashen and Mason

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Demystify Comprehensible Input & Master It's True Meaning and Application.

Transform Your Teaching with Story-Listening and GSSR

Research-Backed Approach: It is grounded in solid theory, including Dr. Stephen Krashen's Second Language Acquisition theory, and supported by extensive research.
Stress-Free Learning: With this method, students learn languages joyfully and free from anxiety.
Universal Accessibility: Easily adaptable and implementable in any teaching setting.
Cost-Effective & Efficient: Minimize expenses and workload with our process.
Comprehensive support: We offer the complete package - theory, practice and a supportive community to guide your journey in Story-Listening.

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The Best Possible Way

"Guided Self-Selected Reading (GSSR) is one of the most useful ideas that we have ever had introduced into our profession."

-Stephen Krashen

"All we need is a teacher who can tell stories and a library full of books."

-Beniko Mason

Your Journey to
Story-Listening and Guided Self-Selected Reading:

Story-Listening Kits

Ready-to-use package includes:

SL video of story presented by Dr. Mason
Level adapted Story with text profile
Prompter (includes drawings)
Prompter Vocabulary & More

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Jump into Story-Listening: A Practical How-To

Story Selection: Learn how to choose the right stories.
Session Preparation: Learn preparation techniques for SL sessions.
Student Progress Evaluation: Gain skills in assessing student learning.
Overcoming SL Challenges: Explore solutions for common obstacles
Optimal Input Focus: Target effective language input

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Story-Listening and Guided Self-Selected Reading - Theoretical Foundations and Supporting Evidence

This course is an overview of Stephen Krashen’s Optimal Input theory. This is the theoretical foundation on which Story-Listening and Guided Self-Selected Reading rests.

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Free Course: Unlock Language with SL & GSSR

Revolutionize Learning
Engage & Inspire
Proven Techniques
Transform your teaching approach

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The Story-Listening Community Connection

Join our virtual hub for language teachers, hosted by Dr. Beniko Mason, an expert in Story-Listening techniques. Connect, learn, and share experiences in this interactive community.

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The Stories First Foundation

Building a bridge to reading through stories first

The Stories First Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to getting more books, more stories, and more joyful input in language classrooms.

Discover our collection of free graded readers in simple French, Spanish, English, and German.

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