How Do You Teach Beginning Phonetic Reading Using Montessori Methods?
Phonetic reading involves sounding out words using the sounds that the letters make. Traditionally, formal lessons in phonetic reading come after beginning word building lessons in the Montessori curriculum, but every child is different and you will need to adjust your lesson plans to fit the needs of each individual student. There are many lessons that can be used to teach and practice phonetic reading in the Montessori curriculum because reading is an extremely exciting skill and students often want to devote a large portion of time to learning and practice. In order to keep them interested, they need to be able to learn in a variety of ways. Start out by using pink object boxes. Each box should have cards with a words on them that describe the objects. For example, you might have a plastic cow figurine in a box with a card that says “cow.” The child should remove the cards and the objects from the box, then practice sounding out the letters in faster and faster repetition to derive
