The influence of the Absorbent Mind, and the Sensitive Periods on the child's development of movement, language and social skills.
Introduction
In this essay I will define the Absorbent Mind and the Sensitive period and illustrate the influence of these periods on the child 's development of movement, language and social skills. A child in his absorbent mind develops his movement, his language and social skills by soaking knowledge. He takes steps in different sensitive period and repeats his movements, words or social skill actions to improve and to perfect his movement, language and social skills.
The Absorbent Mind:
Dr. Maria Montessori uses the term Absorbent Mind to describe the child 's mental capacity for soaking up knowledge and information unconsciously(Handbook). The influence of the Absorbent Mind lasts from birth to approximately six years of age. She divided the absorbent mind in two phases. During the first phase, from birth to three years old(the unconscious absorbent mind), the young child unconsciously acquires his basic abilities. " The period of the absorbent mind was divided into an early phrase, from age one to three, when the Childs mind functions unconsciously and learning results from interacting with and responding to environmental stimuli. During this key period, children begin to construct their own personality and intelligence through their environmental exploration and the sensations they experience during these encounters. The children begin to acquire the language and culture into which they are born. " (The Montessori Method. 2004. Maria Montessori. Page 50) The child learns to speak, to walk, to gain control of his hands, to master his bodily functions and works to become independent in this period. I worked with one toddler when I was a supply teacher in BSA. He had delayed speech and used to express himself by crying. Then he started developing
In this essay I will define the Absorbent Mind and the Sensitive period and illustrate the influence of these periods on the child 's development of movement, language and social skills. A child in his absorbent mind develops his movement, his language and social skills by soaking knowledge. He takes steps in different sensitive period and repeats his movements, words or social skill actions to improve and to perfect his movement, language and social skills.
The Absorbent Mind:
Dr. Maria Montessori uses the term Absorbent Mind to describe the child 's mental capacity for soaking up knowledge and information unconsciously(Handbook). The influence of the Absorbent Mind lasts from birth to approximately six years of age. She divided the absorbent mind in two phases. During the first phase, from birth to three years old(the unconscious absorbent mind), the young child unconsciously acquires his basic abilities. " The period of the absorbent mind was divided into an early phrase, from age one to three, when the Childs mind functions unconsciously and learning results from interacting with and responding to environmental stimuli. During this key period, children begin to construct their own personality and intelligence through their environmental exploration and the sensations they experience during these encounters. The children begin to acquire the language and culture into which they are born. " (The Montessori Method. 2004. Maria Montessori. Page 50) The child learns to speak, to walk, to gain control of his hands, to master his bodily functions and works to become independent in this period. I worked with one toddler when I was a supply teacher in BSA. He had delayed speech and used to express himself by crying. Then he started developing
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