"Language lies at the root of that transformation of the environment that we call civilization." How is language encouraged in Montessori prepared environment?

... "Language lies at the root of that transformation of the environment that we call civilization." How is language encouraged in Montessori prepared environment? Language is the ability to understand speech and a desire to convey one's feelings and thoughts. The learning of language is truly the child's most remarkable intellectual achievement, and is amazingly accomplished rapidly in a very short time span. "By merely living and without any conscious effort the individual absorbs from the environment even a complex cultural like language." (The Essential Montessori, pg. 81). Since the child builds himself from what is around him, the environment becomes an important factor. The environment must be prepared, aiding in the process of language development and supporting the child's expanding consciousness. A child will pass through the Sensitive Period of language. During this period, the child will explore his surroundings with tongue and hand, and through these, the child absorbs the

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