Montessori Tutoring

Print Awareness – The child must be aware that books contain letters and words and words are made up of a group of letters and these words have special meanings. They must also understand that these words are read from left to right and top to bottom.

Phonics and Decoding – The purpose of this lesson is to help children learn that the letters of the alphabet have individual sounds and these sounds put together makes the spoken language – also to connect that there is an sequential and logical relationship between written letters and the spoken words. Learning this helps children to apply the rules and be able to read familiar and unfamiliar words with ease .

Fluency – Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with expression. Reading fluency is important because it provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension.

Vocabulary – Vocabulary plays a fundamental role in the reading process and is critical to reading comprehension. Children learn the meanings of most words indirectly, through everyday experiences with oral and written language. Other words are learned through carefully designed instruction.

Spelling – Learning to spell is built on a child’s understanding that words are made up of separate speech sounds (phonemes) and that letters represent those sounds. As they get more experience with words, children begin to notice patterns in the way letters are used and recurring sequences of letters that form syllables, word endings, word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

Comprehension – This is the reason for acquiring reading skills. If readers can read the words but do not understand or connect to what they are reading, they are not really reading.

Writing – Writing is a complex process that requires a wide range of skills — a strong vocabulary; an understanding of genre, text structure, and voice; basic mechanical skills (grammar and punctuation); organizational skills; and higher order thinking. A child’s writing development parallels the child’s development as a reader. Part of early print awareness is the realization that writing can be created with everyday tools such as pens, pencils, crayons, and markers. Children begin to imitate the writing that they see in the environment. What often starts as scribbling ends up being important clues to a child’s understanding that print carries meaning.