Stereognostic bags which contain familiar objects help a child to coordinate their fine motor control and brain responses with language. Feely bags can contain common general objects or classified objects… Read more »
Read moreTag: Language
Children Need a Lap
All children need a laptop. Not a computer, but a human laptop. Moms, Dads, Grannies and Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles – someone to hold them, read to them, teach them. General… Read more »
Read moreBooks Representing Reality
“We should check that books present reality, since at this age children are trying to make sense of the environment and the life around them. There is nothing more extraordinary… Read more »
Read moreWhat are Language Activities?
Montessori language activities enable a child to absorb the linguistic properties of the languages of their culture. Language activities include labelling objects, people, and activities in the environment; nomenclature or… Read more »
Read moreBabbling Leads to Language
Babbling begins shortly after birth as an infant experiments with sounds and progresses through stages as the vocalizations sound more like speech. Expressive language is presented through a sequence, such… Read more »
Read moreLanguage Even Before Birth
A child starts to absorb language before birth through all the words and sounds that he or she is exposed to. This receptive language is stored in the unconscious memory… Read more »
Read more