the term sensitive periods and link them appropriately to the child’s first stage of development. Explain how you would support these sensitive periods during this first crucial stage. Dr. Maria Montessori‚ basing on her scientific child observation‚ concluded that children learn and adjust to their surroundings on their own and by the means of inner powers (Montessori‚ 1966) they possess at birth: the Absorbent Mind (Montessori‚ 2007a)‚ human tendencies (Montessori‚ 1966) and sensitive periods
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Sensitive Periods Introduction Sensitive periods are a termed coined by a Dutch biologist Hugo de Vries and later adopted by Dr. Montessori to refer to the important period of development in childhood. Montessori was not very specific in her published works about the precise number‚ description‚ or timing of these sensitive periods. These periods are critical to the child’s self-development. She set out several periods with the approximate ages to which they applied. Dr. Montessori believed‚ adults
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Sensitive Periods Define the term sensitive periods Sensitive periods are a period in a child’s life where they are obsessed with certain aspects of learning without any particular reason. This period is an optimum time for development and children can really develop specific abilities and skills. When children are in their sensitive periods and working with any activity‚ they will not show any signs of fatigue and will repeat the activity a number of times. These periods last for a certain
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Sensitive Periods Table of contents Sensitive Periods Main points Characteristics Sensitive period for Order Sensitive Period for Perfecting Movement Sensitive Period for Language. Sensitive Period for the Senses and small objects. Sensitive Period for Social Relations Significance For Education Adults Role. SENSITIVE PERIODS Main Points The term "Sensitive Period" was first used by Hugo De Vries
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Sensitive Periods Sensitive periods‚ refers to times in our lives when we are biologically primed to respond to certain influences in our environment. Montessori believed that the most critical times were from infancy to the age of 6. She believed that the period was transient‚ and limited to acquiring a particular trait. Once acquired‚ the specific sensibility disappeared. Sensitive periods are critical for growth and development. They allow the child to connect with the environment
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1. What are the six sensitive periods? Write seven or eight lines on each of them. The Six sensitive periods are: * The period for Sensitivity to order. * The period for Refinement of order. * The period of Sensitivity to language. * The period of Sensitivity for walking. * The period of Sensitivity of small object. * The period of social Aspects of life. Montessori believed in a necessary relationship between children and their environment. Children must find a properly
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Assignment No: 1 Define the term Sensitive periods and explain how the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of these periods determines he’s/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment. According to Montessori that it is very easy for a child to acquire certain abilities such as language‚ discrimination of sensory stimuli‚ and mental modeling of the environment at certain periods this is what Dr. Montessori called Sensitive periods. (Montessori‚ 1966). In my
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the term sensitive period and explain how the teacher’s knowledge and understanding of these periods determines his/her preparation and custodianship of the prepared environment. The understanding of the sensitive period plays a vital role to the significant of a child’s development at the early age of his environment. Montessoriobserved two special powers that appear to aid children in their task of development as individual in the first plane: children appear to go through periods of concentrating
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Human tendencies Every human‚ regardless of culture‚ place or time of birth‚ exhibits several tendencies. Guided by these tendencies at each stage of development‚ human seeks out the experiences in their environment that will best serve his development. Human being try to create order‚ to find meaning‚ to explore environments‚ to communicate with people around him‚ to pursue activities that are meaningful to become precise in his movements and in his thinking‚ and to work towards self-perfection
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One of the great discoveries made by Dr. Montessori was that all humans have certain tendencies or behavior patterns. No matter where we live‚ no matter our culture or ethnicity‚ we all follow the same natural laws that lead us to act or react in a specific manner. We are all driven to: Communicate Socialize Imitate Explore (we are curious) Move Be exact/precise Concentrate Repeat Maintain/discover order Achieve independence Realize perfection/Control errors/Improve ourselves Control
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