tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post4847369543248060478..comments2024-02-23T05:38:47.272-05:00Comments on Montessori Trails - Our Montessori Path Through Life: Dwyer and AMI Primary Language AlbumJessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-56180007437293287622015-10-22T13:43:35.243-04:002015-10-22T13:43:35.243-04:00I'm an AMI trained 3-6 teacher and I've po...I'm an AMI trained 3-6 teacher and I've posted a bunch of things on my blog that you might find helpful: http://www.maitrilearning.com/blogs/montessori-pedagogy <br /><br />It's so great to see so many people trying so hard to offer children the best program they can.<br />Julia VolkmanJulia Volkmanhttp://www.maitrilearning.com/blogs/montessori-pedagogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-74322547295621397392014-09-24T20:22:33.034-04:002014-09-24T20:22:33.034-04:00Awesomeness!! Thanks sooooo much for your help! ...Awesomeness!! Thanks sooooo much for your help! I can see clearly now our path on Language, you've helped to move away a lot of fluff and distraction for me :) God bless you!!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337716906404078009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-72590887966060247122014-09-24T17:23:20.891-04:002014-09-24T17:23:20.891-04:00It may or may not take a full year or year and a h...It may or may not take a full year or year and a half. When he is starting to put sounds together, he is ready for writing with the movable alphabet. Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-79113862644436199862014-09-24T15:33:18.952-04:002014-09-24T15:33:18.952-04:00OK. Your's and MBT's articles have been v...OK. Your's and MBT's articles have been very helpful and articulate, so I *think* I know what to do as a sort-of transition. Since he already recognizes the letter sounds, I'll add the SP letters along with the objects for the sound game and put them side-by-side. The work will include both the sound game and tracing. I'll basically do this for about 1-1.5 years until he's ready for the movable alphabet. Is that what you would do too? <br /><br />Thanks!! :)Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337716906404078009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-7062918781770998822014-09-23T18:10:47.700-04:002014-09-23T18:10:47.700-04:00Yes - he has them, so you'll modify how you ap...Yes - he has them, so you'll modify how you approach the sounds games: "you know how to trace the sound /e/ - let's see what words we can find that sound in" - and explore the variety of placements of the sounds. <br /><br />:)Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-10890844744480275692014-09-23T16:12:32.799-04:002014-09-23T16:12:32.799-04:00Jessica, in over-excitement, I already started my ...Jessica, in over-excitement, I already started my 2.5 year old on recognizing alphabets and their sounds about 6-12 months ago. I've even started him on some sandpaper letter tracing.<br /><br />If I wanted to transition to the Dwyer/AMI method now, do I continue to show/work the SP letters along with the sound games, or should I give the SP letters a break until he's 3.5 years old?<br /><br />TIA for your advice, and thanks for your excellent articles!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337716906404078009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-59634849835880350612014-07-21T22:10:37.127-04:002014-07-21T22:10:37.127-04:00These are kind of found in the AMI album, but not ...These are kind of found in the AMI album, but not specifically listed. Rhyming isn't so much in objects, but is found in the phonetic rhyming cards (some objects can be used). The rest are found in the "spoken language". Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-70741454846610659642014-07-21T21:21:07.344-04:002014-07-21T21:21:07.344-04:00Thank you so much for this information! I have bee...Thank you so much for this information! I have been trying to work out a language curriculum but have been so confused by the conflicting information on different websites with different orders for things! Only now that I have found this I realise that AMS do the pink/blue/green and AMI has their own system! So it seems that AMS introduces reading earlier on, before much writing? Or perhaps simultaneously? <br />Earlier I was trying to decipher where the pink blue green fit into AMI albums! And I could not find anywhere that gave a comparison between AMI or AMS and what each album contains, until now :) I think I will stick to AMI!<br /><br />But I still have a question - is there a place for the 'indirect preparation' exercises that I often see on non-AMI websites? Those that aim to refine visual discrimination and picture interpretation, such as go-togethers, opposites, associations, patterning, sequencing, part-whole matching, object and picture matching, rhyming objects, what doesn't belong? Or are these perhaps found somewhere else in the AMI curriculum, such as sensorial?? Thanks again!Talihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064119609019000485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-30080952048991485252013-01-05T23:22:08.291-05:002013-01-05T23:22:08.291-05:00MBT,
I wondered why the response was a bit quiet...MBT, <br /><br />I wondered why the response was a bit quieter than I expected - I thought it was because it was too long and boring ;) It came through to my alternate e-mail, but I didn't think to check readers. <br /><br />I will set it to re-post on Monday morning. <br /><br />Thank you for pointing that out! <br /><br /><br /><br />And thank you for the tips on the albums! I get myself so wordy of late, I miss my point! And you've said it well :) <br /><br />Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-34558868780236581212013-01-05T22:40:17.360-05:002013-01-05T22:40:17.360-05:00Jessica,
A couple of things.
One, when I read...Jessica, <br /><br />A couple of things. <br /><br />One, when I read your "PBG not for us" post it referred to this post and I couldn't understand how I missed it. I popped back to your blog to comment on PBG and then read this post as well. I just noticed right now that THIS particular post did not report to my reader. If it didn't post to mine, it probably didn't post to others either. You should repost this or something because I bet most people missed it. If you repost, e-mail me and I let you know if it showed up in my reader.<br /><br />Two, you said " I have been asked off-group, if a parent could purchase the other albums, but not language, use the Dwyer booklet and be fine." You are right that the answer is kind of "no." However, you don't say whether that is specific to buying YOUR albums or albums in general. If the person is buying AMI albums (your albums or someone else's), the answer is "NO" because all of that reading classification and music content, etc., If they are asking you just "in general" the answer might be "yes" if they are buying AMS albums. My AMS albums have everything divided up. All of that reading classification is in the botany and zoology albums. Music is in music. They MIGHT be missing the grammar depending on the set of albums but some people (ahem, me) don't get to that in primary and if they are continuing with AMS albums they can pick it up in the elementary album. Or get grammar free online. If someone asked me if they could use Dwyer instead of the entire Karen Tyler language album I would have said "yes."My Boys' Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814627526655717162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-90111243231611462842013-01-04T14:32:24.112-05:002013-01-04T14:32:24.112-05:00And those additional things may or may not be need...And those additional things may or may not be needed by any particular adult to provide the richest possible experience for the child. <br /><br />But take a look at the table of contents above and each person can decide for themselves :) I have been asked off-group, if a parent could purchase the other albums, but not language, use the Dwyer booklet and be fine. Well.... yes if your goal is just to get your kids reading --- and no... because the AMI primary language album includes the language of music, science studies, culture, book-lists, and all the stuff that comes *after* learning to write and read. Sorry! Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810423759943558521.post-28110168980031208362013-01-04T14:29:19.117-05:002013-01-04T14:29:19.117-05:00Hmmm. One more thought - within a classroom, learn...Hmmm. One more thought - within a classroom, learning opportunities have to be arranged, specifically chosen. Within a homeschool, they happen more naturally. Thus, many of the primary language album activities are fantastic, but are probably already happening through the parent reading books with the child, going to the park, taking walks, playing with friends, traveling together --- most of the early language work is culture and science experiences - to increase vocabulary, label the objects in the environment, look at the parts of objects.... <br /><br />The sound games. <br /><br />Then it gets into the preparation for writing and for reading. From there you are exploring language that the child has been using for 3-5 years as well as the language the child is now discovering through their writing and reading - word study, reading analysis, function of words. These are the areas mentioned in Dwyer in passing, but not delved into. Because her focus was on the process of getting the children writing and reading - her focus was not intended to be on what happens afterward ;) <br /><br />All this as a roundabout way of saying - the Dwyer booklet gets a person organized to do the learning to write and the learning to read - and may or may not require the use of more detailed notes (album pages), but there is definitely more in the language album than just learning to write/read. Jessica https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750741589516318310noreply@blogger.com