A Montessori Primer

Language .ppt Language is a system of rules for using symbols to convey meaning

Five Big Ideas of Early Reading Instruction .doc

Table Talk - Pragmatic competence is knowing when to speak, when not to, what to talk about and with whom, when, where and in what manner to interact (Dell Hymes, 1968)

Classroom Discourse - Looking at the Functions of Language: Baron (1990) Affection, Control, Information, Pedagogy, Social Exchange

Dickinson () Teacher-Child Conversations .pdf

Dickinson & Tabors (2002) Fostering Language & Literacy .pdf

Hundred Language Zoo .doc  - a view of Montessori and Reggio Emilia

Poems, Songs, & Nursery Rhymes .htm

Socio-cultural View of Learning

Classical Education .html

Observation .htm