The seriousness of the use of the hand is the center of the Montessori approach. With this in mind, a guide must provide activities for the child to develop fine motor and coordination skills in order for him to master his environment. Also, for children in this age group it is important to provide the child with real-life, child sized objects as much as possible. Using real life objects a child will be able to achieve the desires of his mind along with using precise movements of his body. The experience that a child receives completing the lessons or activities allows the child to develop practical life skills at his own pace and ability. The practical life lessons allow a child to achieve functional independence (Montessori, 1995, p. 83).
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Movement allows the child to be able to physically explore and discover the environment while language allows the child to be able to have meaningful social interactions. A child acquires language through quality interactions and languages with others in the environment. Similar to the progression of a child with movement, a child learns language through their senses, making connections between what he hears, sees, smells, tastes, and touches. The earlier that a child is exposed to rich, positive language the more mature the language development will become. In turn, the higher the exposure, the more language that a child can use independently to express their thoughts, feelings, needs, and ideas. When a child is provided the best experiences possible, their learning will take place in a natural and integrated …show more content…
The guide’s role is to prepare the environment so that the child can have excellent movement skills and become functionally independent in order to meet all of his needs with very little or no assistance for the guide. Another role of the guide is to observe the child’s behavior and offer lessons based on the individual child’s needs. Children will experience a one-on-one step-by-step lesson based on their interest and abilities with the chance to be able to complete the activity over and over again until success is achieved (Guiding Principles of Montessori Education, Fall 2017). All activities contain a control of error, which allows the child to independently discover his level of mastery of the skill. All aspects of the lessons being taught is a learning process, even when a mess is made. Cleanup is a part of every activity and should not be thought of as a separate lesson. These experiences contribute to psychological independence in which a child is forming his personality; where he is able to assess himself, make choices, and experience consequences. Dr. Maria Montessori sums up the importance of the role of the guide whereas independence is concerned in the Absorbent Mind when she
Movement allows the child to be able to physically explore and discover the environment while language allows the child to be able to have meaningful social interactions. A child acquires language through quality interactions and languages with others in the environment. Similar to the progression of a child with movement, a child learns language through their senses, making connections between what he hears, sees, smells, tastes, and touches. The earlier that a child is exposed to rich, positive language the more mature the language development will become. In turn, the higher the exposure, the more language that a child can use independently to express their thoughts, feelings, needs, and ideas. When a child is provided the best experiences possible, their learning will take place in a natural and integrated …show more content…
The guide’s role is to prepare the environment so that the child can have excellent movement skills and become functionally independent in order to meet all of his needs with very little or no assistance for the guide. Another role of the guide is to observe the child’s behavior and offer lessons based on the individual child’s needs. Children will experience a one-on-one step-by-step lesson based on their interest and abilities with the chance to be able to complete the activity over and over again until success is achieved (Guiding Principles of Montessori Education, Fall 2017). All activities contain a control of error, which allows the child to independently discover his level of mastery of the skill. All aspects of the lessons being taught is a learning process, even when a mess is made. Cleanup is a part of every activity and should not be thought of as a separate lesson. These experiences contribute to psychological independence in which a child is forming his personality; where he is able to assess himself, make choices, and experience consequences. Dr. Maria Montessori sums up the importance of the role of the guide whereas independence is concerned in the Absorbent Mind when she