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When to Go to Kindergarten - Enroll Before She's 5?
Oct 7, 2009 ... (Are you familiar with Montessori philosophy? Good Montessori preschools encourage students to learn at their own pace, and that often means ...
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- As a special education teacher, I would recommend against doing this. There is a cutoff for a reason. The extra year of developing and learning will benefit her greatl...
- Our plan is to put her in young....My daughter will be 5 just 30 days after the cut off. Our sentiment is that it's not that big a difference. I'm sure that there wi...
- If you had said she was going to miss a September cut off date, I would say go for it. We did it and haven't looked back (although my son has suffered socially in scho...
Is Montessori Worth the Hassle?
There are many things you can do in the home using the philosophy of Maria Montessori while the children are still young. Check out the book, "Montessori ...
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- I taught at a Montessori school for 11 years at the toddler level. Although I do agree that a Montessori environment is beneficial, I also agree that it is very price...
- Is it worth it to you? Have you gotten information about Montessor? Do know exactly what it is? My opinion. It wouldn't be worth it. With all you would have to go thro...
- Hi, As a Montessori teacher (tranied at the primary or age 3-6 level) and as a parent of a 19 mo old with a second on the way I would say that cost and quality must b...
Waldorf? Montessori? Play-based Preschool? Any Experience with These?
It basically comes down to your own philosophy of early childhood education and how you want your child to learn. Montessori and Waldorf both follow the ...
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- I taught in my previous life for 9 years. SO..FYI...the only thing that I heard the kindergarten teachers say was that playbased preschool kids were not ready for kin...
- Hello! I love Waldorf schooling. My 5 year old goes to singing winds in oak park. I am not sure where you are. Chicago Waldorf has a Waldorf 101 class. It really ...
- I feel your confusion!! My son is 2.5 and I have already scoured the Montessori schools in the area. I have a Waldorf school nearby as well but I was taken aback by ...
Help Me Help My 4 Year Old with Academics
They fit together and are self-correcting, which is part of Montessori philosophy so the child knows when s/he has it right and does not always have to ...
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- I've had two boys go to kindergarten and through helping in their classes, I've seen that kids come to kindergarten with a huge range of knowledge and abilities. So...
- D., If he is interested in animals, get a book with animals in it and have him draw a straight line between two of them. My goodness he is only 4 and a half. As for...
- Hi D.~ every child is different! Please don't beat yourself up over it! I bet what will happen is he will go to school and be willing to do stuff for the teeacher that...
What Are Kids Suppose to Be Learning/doing in 4 Year Old Preschool?
My oldest son is in a Montessori program which allows/encourages children to self direct their learning. The Montessori philosophy stresses that children ...
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- My son recently turned 5 at the end of January. He has been in preschool full-time since the age of 2. He is currently working on reading and they began having spellin...
- Hi D., I am a first grade teacher and the mother of three children one of whom just got out of preschool last year. Yes the numbers are too high in all schools tha...
- Are your boys in a traditional preschool? I have my own Montessori school & we have 4-year-old students that are solving addition & multiplication problems, building ...
I Am Looking for a 3 Year Old Preschool Program in Dearborn
I really like the Montessori Educational Philosophy however it is very expensive .But I am still looking for something academic based. ...
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- Baptist Park on Telegraph (taylor)
- Hi J., I dont know the name of it but its a church on the corner of Cherry Hill/Telegraph that does 3 year old preschool programs I do believe. Sorry I wasn't much ...
- Hi J., I have been to so many preschools in Dearborn!!! It all depends on what you are looking for and how much you want to spend. I live in West Dearborn and loo...
Repeat Kindergarten or Not? How to Break a Resistance to Learning?
Look into a Montessori school. Maria Montessori's philosophy is to expose children to everything and see where they choose to focus, while at the same time ...
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- I feel your pain! My son is now getting ready for third grade but we went through some similar experiences. My son is also very intelligent. My problem is not in th...
- Hi D.! WOW, this must be hard for you. I have not had this type of experience, but reading your question really compelled me to answer you. If I was you, and in that ...
- Dear D., We are going through the exact same thing with our kindergartner. THe teacher and school is saying hold him back he's too young, immature, not ready etc. W...
How Do I Get My 5 Year Old Son Interested in Reading?
I know Montessori philosophy focuses more on the sounds of each letter than the name of each character, which can help kids learn to sound out phoenetic ...
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- You didn't mention it, but are you homeschooling him? If not the school system will interest him in words. Sounding out words at his age, is expecting a lot. Most kids...
- The one thing I would really say is not to push. You don't want to turn him off to reading at the very beginning. I would read to him a lot and every so often as you...
- read for fun with him and with him and the rest of your family.
5 Year Old Trying to Get into 1St Grade
I wish that option would have worked out, because I really like the philosophy of the Montessori school. On thing I find interesting is that when parents ...
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- As a teacher, I really have to agree with what you are being told from your local schools. I realize how frustrating this can feel right now, and your son does sound ...
- G., I am so sorry to hear of your situation. I am on both sides of the fence here. I have a son that has an October 23rd birthday and wanted him to start kind...
- I know you only want the best for your son, but as a former elementary school teacher pushing him into 1st grade early may not be the best for him. At the school I tau...
How to Teach an 18 Month Old
There are Montessori schools, but the philosophy and many of the materials ( especially those for learning letters and phonics) can be used in the home. ...
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- I have an 18 1/2 month old at home also. She can only say kitty kitty, uh-oh, gone gone, daddy, mommy, sissy and bubba. Every now and then I can get her to say a few...
- first off I have to say I agree with Lara, she was probably repeating what has been said over and over. But my son always talk in compleat sentences, but we never did ...
- I have an 3 1/2(girl) and 6(boy) yr old. I started out with the Leap Frog Letter Factory (movie) (also, the Word Factory). I next found the Leap Frog ABC Learning Cent...
