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Cultivating the Natural Linguist. Spotlight: Montessori--Multilingual, Multicultural

Describes Montessori's vision of young children as natural linguists and how home and school can support children's natural abilities in one or more languages. Presents five basic principles of second-language acquisition--related to educational environment, the acquisition process, components of proficiency, and cultural context and time--and describes how they can be successfully met in a Montessori environment. (KB)

• Author/Creator: Renton, Alice
• Date Published: Spr
• Journal/Secondary Title: Montessori Life
• Number: 2
• Volume: 10
• Year: 1998

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Educators
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Cultural Influences
• Subject: Educational Environment
• Subject: Language Proficiency
• Subject: Montessori Method
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Multilingualism
• Subject: Preschool Education
• Subject: Second Language Instruction
• Subject: Second Language Learning

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