Gabrielle Kotkov is an educational consultant, AMI 3-6 Montessori Guide and Fulbright Scholar with a Master of Science in Child Studies and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certification. She has taught in schools in New York City, London, Italy, and Austin, Texas.
What is the Sensitive Period for Language? Dr. Montessori described sensitive periods as a window of time in which a child’s interests are focused on developing a certain skill, like…
Children under the age of 6 have what Dr. Maria Montessori called “the absorbent mind.” The Absorbent Mind takes in everything in its environment continuously, tirelessly, and without awareness or…