Teaching reading montessori

Tips and tools for teaching young children to read in a Montessori Primary classroom or homeschool setting

One of the questions I’m asked the most often over on Instagram is the order of lessons for teaching your child to read. That’s kind of a trick question, because using the Montessori m…

Do you use Montessori method of education in your classroom? It was developed by Maria Montessori over a century ago and paves the way for early reading development using self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play! I know that most kids love this teaching method and who can blame them? Montessori classrooms use 3 easy steps to teach kids to read and one of the earliest lessons is to teach children to listen to the beginning sounds of words using fun games like ‘I Spy’…

Why we use the Montessori approach to the alphabet and language with our preschooler, plus three easy Montessori-inspired language activities.

The Montessori reading method is wonderful. There are so many activities for children to do without ever even realizing they are learning to read without pressure. My son attended a Montessori school for primary (4-5yr) and used the traditional pink/blue/green reading approach. When we brought him home for school at age 6 he was reading but still struggling with comprehension and anything that he couldn't sound out easily. I looked into the p/b/g approach and found it to be so labor…

Pin It Now! Welcome to Day 5 of Teaching Kids to Read! I didn't start formal spelling until my kids were in first grade even though they could all read pretty well by then. Again, at least in my experience, I found that learning to read came much more easily than learning to spell. When my firstborn son started first grade I began the program Spell to Write and Read (SWR). I know it sounds confusing that I'd choose this spelling curriculum when my child could already read, huh? I will do my…

The BOB Books printables have been coming out now for over a year. BOB Books are great early reading books. This is a collection of all the early reading printables that have been made to go with those books. This

Follow these five steps to teach a child to read. Helpful for parents, homeschoolers, and teachers that are teaching beginning readers.

Want to teach phonics to your preschool or kindergarten child but you’re not sure how to start? Learn 4 steps to teach phonics at home with Montessori materials!