Language development is included in the entire Montessori classroom.  Activities in the other curriculum areas foster vocabulary development, communication skills, writing and reading.

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In the Montessori Method, writing precedes reading, as the children explore with drawing and forming letters.  Reading is prepared indirectly from writing. The child starts from what he/she knows about the letters and the sounds.  Introduction to language begins with giving meaning to the symbols of our alphabet.  When the child discovers that each letter has a sound and that sounds blended together create words, he/she begins to read independently.  Sandpaper letters utilize a child's natural desire and sensitivity to touch to provide a phonetic basis for reading.   

 

When the discovery is made that words strung together  create meaningful speech, children begin to isolate parts of speech and grasp the concept of a proper sentence.  Assimilation of language results in an expansion of both vocabulary and writing competence.