MontessoriViews

As another school year begins and my work with teacher preparation winds down and their own classroom preparations begin, I think about the questions that I know new teachers will soon ask, “What’s th … read more

Part ISometimes, it’s good to know that what you have been saying for a long time is finally substantiated, especially when you have been bucking the trends for so long. I felt this way when I first … read more

Part IIIn part one we discussed how the brain learns things best aurally and that the process of learning to read is not a natural thing. Yet, children do learn to read. Some sooner than others, some … read more

Part IIIIn parts one and two we discussed how early reading instruction must include phonics, as well as special attention to phonemic awareness. Best practices for reading comprehension (the purpose … read more