From birth to about six years of age, a child goes through a sensitive period for language. This broad period of learning can be broken down into smaller growth, into phases which would be familiar to most parents. Learn more about this development as well as how to support a language-building child.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that adults often have a hard time matching the daily energy output of children. They have that never-quit attitude that keeps them going strong all day like the energizer bunny. This demand for non stop movement is actually a sign of a very crucial sensitive period.
Read MoreThe Sensitive Period for refining senses occurs from about birth to age 5. Children are naturally curious explorers and use these experiences to expand their understanding of the world and how they fit. Adults can encourage and maximize this growth by giving children plenty of time to interact with their environment. Through developing their hearing, sight, smell, touch, and taste, children’s brains build strong connections that continue to serve them throughout their educational careers.
Read MoreSensitive Periods are foundational to understanding the Montessori approach. These windows of opportunity are when a child is particularly primed to learning a specific skill or piece of information with ease. Recent brain research has supported this theory; the brain’s plasticity during each of these periods helps the child soak up information, connecting neural pathways in a way that helps shape the brain for life.
Read MoreThe Conscious Mind period takes place around ages 3 through 6. During this phase, the child becomes more aware of the learning process and begins to select work based on interests. The sponge-like mind continues to absorb vast amounts of information, but now there is more choice and independence involved in the learning. This is often when more formal preschool education starts.
Read MoreThe Unconscious Mind is the fascinating stage of life in a child from birth to 3 years. During this time, a child soaks up information with her sponge-like brain without discrimination. About 85% of brain growth happens during this phase of life, and it is almost all unconsciously learned.
Read MoreBetween birth and six-years-old a child’s mind is absorbent like a sponge. Montessori developed her educational practice to cooperate with this aspect of a child’s development. Authentic and intentional experiences and opportunities are the perfect educational tool for young children.
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