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Article
Helping the Child in the Conquest of the Written Language
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Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 41, no. 1
Date: 2016
Pages: 81-89
Albert Max Joosten - Writings, Language acquisition, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: A. M. Joosten writes from his deep and long classroom experience of the many activities to use with the movable alphabet for solidifying language skills. He is always sensitive to situations where a child may have come late to the House of Children and therefore might need incentives to engage with the materials. This valuable information is for the directress whose children need extra help in learning the sounds of the sandpaper letters. In the "how-to" details, Joosten is careful not to correct the child but to structure a lesson so that practice and repetition entice the child. Some suggested activities involve small group work and many involve movement. The children will not even realize how many different activities are directed to increasing their fluency with the sandpaper letters and the movable alphabet.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Importance of Spoken Language in Preventing Challenges in Reading and Writing
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 39, no. 3
Date: Summer 2014
Pages: 131–137
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Development of Language
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 5-15
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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The Acquisition of Spoken Language: The Nebula Hypothesis
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 14, no. 1
Date: Fall/Winter 1988
Pages: 71–78
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
What Are the Language Arts For?
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2
Date: Spring 1993
Pages: 123-132
Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Elementary education, Language acquisition, Language arts, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Depicts the isolation which results when education, particularly language arts education, is concerned primarily with the acquisition of skills. Urges educators not to lose sight of the fundamental purpose of the language arts, which are to help people make and articulate meaning from their experiences, to empower people, and to imagine alternative possibilities for themselves. (HTH)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Montessori Developmental Turning Points for Adolescent Language
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 37–43
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Whole Language in the Montessori Classroom: Continuing the Story
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 18, no. 2
Date: Spring 1993
Pages: 63-82
Child development, Early childhood education, Language acquisition, Language experience approach in education, Literacy, Margaret Ann Loeffler - Writings, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Prepared environment, Teacher-student relationships, Teachers
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Abstract/Notes: Reprints a talk presented to teacher trainers in 1990 that surveys thinking on language acquisition, specifically on the transition from orality to literacy, focusing on Montessori connections and applications.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Language and the Developing Brain
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 8-60
Child development, Classroom environments, Early childhood education, Interpersonal communication in children, Language acquisition, Language skills, Montessori method of education, Nature and nurture, Neurolinguistics, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Prepared environment, Verbal learning
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses the centers of language in the brain and the critical period for language acquisition. Explains developmental milestones of language development--receptive language, babbling, short phrases, full sentences--in the context of brain development. Emphasizes parents' role in language development, including talking to the child, dialogic reading, active listening, and selecting a nurturing school environment. (Author/TJQ)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Language Tools for Studying the Classics in a Montessori Environment
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 3
Date: 2009
Pages: 173–207
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: The Alpheios Project, software; includes appendix by Michael Gleason, Outline
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
A Montessori Approach to Learning Another Language
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 32, no. 1
Date: 2007
Pages: 197–217
Bilingualism, Language acquisition, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Includes lesson plans for 3-6 and 6-9
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734