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Montessori
"In mysterious period immediately birth, child - a psychic entity endowed a specially refined form sensitiveness - regarded ego asleep. But a sudden wakes hears delicious music; fibers begin vibrate. The baby sound reached ears, soul responsive sounds.
"In the mysterious period which follows immediately after birth, the child - who is a psychic entity endowed with a specially refined form of sensitiveness - might be regarded as an ego asleep. But all of a sudden he wakes up and hears delicious music; all his fibers begin to vibrate. The baby might think that no other sound had ever reached his ears, but really it was because his soul was not responsive to other sounds. Only human speech had any power to stir him."
The Montessori philosophy sees education as a process of discovery. The teacher strives to help the child discover within him or herself what already exists. As the child begins to grow and develop, at the right time in his or her course of development, the child begins to recognize the language produced by other human beings. The child is also seen as fundamentally desirous of communicating to and with others, a part of his or her innate...
According to Maria Montessori: "The most important preparation of the environment for successful development of spoken and written language in the child is the language environment of the home" (Stephenson 2010). Caregivers have the foremost influence on children's ability to acquire language, and so parents and teachers must speak "clearly and precisely to the child" as soon as possible and model a positive attitude about reading and language. "Reading aloud to the child gives the message that reading is fun for everyone, and concepts and vocabulary words will be experienced which would never come up in spoken language" (Stephenson 2010). Children from an early age must be treated as if they have something important and valuable to say.
When language is formally taught to students at a Montessori school, the process of language acquisition is accomplished slowly, with instructors scaffolding upon the child's existing knowledge. "The Montessori language materials emphasize the sounds made by the letter(s).…
References
Language. (2012). Five mile Montessori. Retrieved:
http://www.fivemilemontessori.net/themontessoriphilosophy/languagemathematics.html
Stephenson, Susan Mayclin. (2010). Child of the world, Montessori from three to six years.
Retrieved: http://www.michaelolaf.net/1CW36language.html
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