For myself, I know my spelling skills and grammar skills have weakened as a result of being handicapped from Word Perfect. In thinking about our children growing in the 21 st century with their access and use to smartphones, iPads and laptops, it had me thinking about skills that could be obsolete as a direct result. Second, earlier this week my colleagues and I had a discussion on how poor our spelling skills have become as a result of spell check. I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way, just long as the child is engaged because our ultimate goal is to inspire and cultivate the love of learning.
Some teachers feel it’s best to focus on this skill to reach full mastery. I learned that in fact this was the case and how some have even allowed their students to openly explore and record definitions in personal dictionaries. Alphabetizing is a skill that wasn’t taught in my training Montessori 3-6 training program so I was interested in learning if this skill was introduced at the preschool level. For one, earlier this week I posted on a Facebook page called, Montessori Teachers. The inspiration for these activities came from 3 places.