Yue miet not bee aible tue reed this but mie teecher can!
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Yue miet not bee aible tue reed this but mie teecher can!
Meral And Myriem
El Dia De Montessori
Who was Maria Montessori?What were her philosophical foundations?Montessori and early years literacy
Who was Maria Montessori?
Born in 1870 Italy’s first woman to receive a medical degree Worked with special needs children, spoke on their behalf Worked with children from the slums of San Lorenzo in
Italy – Founded the House of Children (Casa dei Bambini) where she observed children and developed her theories on child development
During World War II Maria Montessori was exiled to India because of her anti-fascist views and developed her work Education for Peace – She was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize
Philosophical Foundations
Whole child/whole language approach“All children are endowed with the capacity to
absorb culture.” –Maria MontessoriEducation is not something that the teacher
does, it is a natural process which develops spontaneously (“auto-education”)
Philosophical Foundations Cont.
Children learn best in an open, respectful, nurturing and communicative environment
The concept of normalization: to become a contributing member of society
The three step cycle Educators must know themselves, educate themselves
in their work and give appropriate help (The Absorbent Mind)
Classes of mixed ability and age with minimum adult intervention to reinforce natural equitable development
Montessori and early years literacy
Early years language development (language skills begin at conception, during infancy)
Effective communication relies on authentic exchanges between teachers and children
Encoding versus Decoding (writing come before reading)
Providing children with opportunities to see and use print, using both a phonetic and whole-word approach
Literacy Strategies
Self-correcting language materials developed by Maria Montessori
Classroom set up adapted to children’s size/ carefully selected high quality materials
Children should not be taught to read and write before age 6 or 7, but children often teach themselves using the material by age 3 or 4
There are four stages to language development: spoken, phonetic awareness, creating words, reading
The three period lesson and I Spy
Three Period Lesson
We can use the three period lesson to directly teach specific vocabulary for everything (real objects, photos, illustrations)
1. Touch object and clearly speak it’s name2. Ask the child to identify objects we name3. Point to each object and ask “What is this?”
I spy (letter sounds)
Montessori Materials
Metal inserts: children are gaining fine motor skills by tracing shapes to practice the strokes of letters
Sandpaper Letters: children are provided with multiple sensory experiences to learn letters by touching, listening and seeing
Movable alphabet: children can choose cut-out letters to compose words (also multi-sensory)
Metal Inserts
Sandpaper Letters
Movable Alphabet
Conclusion
Is the Montessori approach still relevant and applicable today?
Is it still good practice and do we want to incorporate it into our classrooms?
How does it apply to multiple intelligences and diverse populations?
Resources
http://montessori.orghttp://briarwoodmontessori.net/docs/Literacy
%20Handbook.pdf
http://montessori.eduhttp://www.michaelolaf.net/maria.html