Montessori Case Study Of Communication

LANGUAGE HISTORY:

When T was a baby, he repeated and tried mumbling what his parents were saying. A little after 1.5 years of age, he started producing certain words, which made sense to the rest of his family. Like, “I hungry” or “I tired.” Fast-forward a bit, T went to a Montessori school starting at age two. His parents wanted him to get an early education. They put all of their children through this schooling. T is now in kindergarten. As learned in class, toddlers get a massive growth spurt of vocabulary, and thereafter, when they turn three they have full adult comprehension of language. His mother doesn’t have too many concerns regarding his language usage. She said he doesn’t have any issues with communication, only “social” communication. Although, she did say when he was two he went through a phase where he mispronounced a few words. Such as, saying the F*** word instead of saying “Truck.” Pretty much like a lisp away. But it went away as he grew. So he had a minor issue with his phonetics. He had a few

For example, he would start digging into the ground, with attempts to reach the dirt. His mom said he’s always been curious about getting into things, aka “getting dirty.” She usually said in the summer he likes to dig up worms and play with them. For creativity, T told me he doesn’t like art because “I just don’t like it.” However, he did mention he loves playing with his Legos. I asked him if he would show me where he keeps his legos. He jumped up and with a smile said, “of course!! Follow me!!” He was happy to be showing me his collection of Legos. Even though T said he didn’t like art, I saw a few of his paintings. He is talented kiddo! He also told me he loves puzzles, in fact, he gave me a tour of his room and on his wall was practically every puzzle he created taped up. I asked him why he taped them up, and he said, “because I am proud.” This was showing his self-esteem