Join Jess Davis of Montessori Minds Consulting in a discussion with Dr. Susan Zoll, co-author of Powerful Literacy in the Montessori Classroom, to discuss the importance of nurturing language development as a foundation of literacy.

We discuss how adults can nurture language development and how to tell when a child may need extra support.

Jess mentions Scarborogh's Reading Rope, and more information on this infographic can be found here:

https://www.reallygreatreading.com/scarboroughs-reading-rope?srsltid=AfmBOorMoky_jprsTHEgFYmzMd2BLMHTuzEab3tSmotbDerxrv9n-FiP

The University of Florida also offers free, open access curricula designed around the Science of Reading, commonly known as UFLI, and those materials and many great resources can be found here:

https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/resources/

Jess is a self-proclaimed literacy nerd, so she's looking forward to part 2 and 3 of the Science of Reading episode series, which are coming soon. If you have questions about reading instruction in Montessori environments that you would like included, email montessorimindsconsulting@gmail.com or include them in the show notes for this episode to start a conversation!

Science of Reading Part 1-Language Development with Dr. Susan Zoll