MONTESSORI PRE-PRIMARY PROGRAM: Language
Language is an important part of the Montessori classroom. As the children work in other areas of the room, vocabulary develops as a natural result of material usage and interpersonal interaction.  Also, small motor development for writing is enhanced by the manipulation of various materials.  


The formal teaching of letters is done in a phonetic, multi-sensorial approach. The children trace sandpaper letters as they repeat the sound it makes. Then the children work with the moveable alphabet and form words. They learn that words are built from sounds.  After much repetition with the moveable alphabet, the children learn to read. 


All the materials are sequential, and the children advance from reading 3-letter phonetic words to 3-letter phonetic books.  The sequence continues as the children’s abilities advance to more difficult books, workbooks, phonograms and grammar.