Language Development
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“The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!”
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori
When the child arrives in the Kindle Montessori classroom, he has fully absorbed his culture’s language. He has already constructed the spoken language and with his entry into the classroom, he will begin to consolidate the spoken language and begin to explore the written forms of language.
Because language is greatly connected with the process of thinking, the child will need to be spoken to and listened to often. The child will need a broad exposure to language with correct articulation, enunciation, and punctuation. The child will need to experience different modes of language and to hear and tell stories. Most importantly, the child needs to feel free and be encouraged to communicate with others.
In the Montessori classroom, the child learns at his/her own rhythm. This allows the child to concentrate on the learning of each important step in language so that each progressive step is done easily and without any thought on the part of the child.
The special Montessori material also plays an important role in helping the child develop the powers of communication and expression, of organisation and classification, and the development of thought. But the most important tool in the child’s learning of language lies within the montessori teacher. She must support the child in his learning, give him/her order to classify what he/she has learned, to help the child build self-confidence, and to provide the child with meaningful activities. The montessori teacher is the child’s best source in language development.
When the child leaves the Montessori classroom he/she will have become an articulate person, being able to communicate his/her feelings in well-formed sentences and in writing. The child will be able to write these thoughts and feelings in a skillful handwriting. He/she will have the ability to write in different styles and about a variety of subjects.
The child will have a total understanding of their mother tongue at a level where they will be the master of their words.
Because language is greatly connected with the process of thinking, the child will need to be spoken to and listened to often. The child will need a broad exposure to language with correct articulation, enunciation, and punctuation. The child will need to experience different modes of language and to hear and tell stories. Most importantly, the child needs to feel free and be encouraged to communicate with others.
In the Montessori classroom, the child learns at his/her own rhythm. This allows the child to concentrate on the learning of each important step in language so that each progressive step is done easily and without any thought on the part of the child.
The special Montessori material also plays an important role in helping the child develop the powers of communication and expression, of organisation and classification, and the development of thought. But the most important tool in the child’s learning of language lies within the montessori teacher. She must support the child in his learning, give him/her order to classify what he/she has learned, to help the child build self-confidence, and to provide the child with meaningful activities. The montessori teacher is the child’s best source in language development.
When the child leaves the Montessori classroom he/she will have become an articulate person, being able to communicate his/her feelings in well-formed sentences and in writing. The child will be able to write these thoughts and feelings in a skillful handwriting. He/she will have the ability to write in different styles and about a variety of subjects.
The child will have a total understanding of their mother tongue at a level where they will be the master of their words.