What are the Planes of Development?
Dr. Montessori defined four planes of development in the life of the child, from birth to adulthood. The first plane of development goes from 0-6 years old, a time in…
What is the Sensitive Period for Language?
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…
What is The Absorbent Mind? And how does it help young children learn languages?
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…