Montessori Read & Write: A Parents' Guide to Literacy for Children - Softcover

Lawrence, Lynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091863511 ISBN 13: 9780091863517

Publisher: Ebury Press, 1998

Synopsis

One of the most important pioneers in the area of child development, Maria Montessori opened the first Children's House in Rome in 1907. Today, there is a network of Montessori schools around the world. This text makes the acclaimed methods used in those schools available to all parents who wish to give their child the best possible start on the road to reading and writing. There are sections on how to create an environment which gives the best chance for language to flourish, the first steps towards reading and writing, and learning to write the letters. This book contains age-graded games and activities to aid learning, and has a resources section designed to be appropriate for different geographical regions and/or languages. It includes a reading list, resources list and suggestion for scripts.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

In Montessori Read & Write, Lynne Lawrence, a leading Montessori practitioner, shows you how you can teach your children to read and write using the famous Montessori system.  The book is packed with ideas and age-specific activities and games that make learning easy and fun.  It puts children on the straightest possible road to literacy, from those first steps in recognizing letters, sounds, and shapes through vocabulary-building and spelling competence to full reading fluency and creative writing skills.
        As a valuable bonus, Montessori Read & Write includes a list of special books that you and your child can enjoy reading together.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091863511
• ISBN 13: 9780091863517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160