Language is an important part of the Montessori curriculum. Its treatment as a separate subject come only at the points in which it is necessary to give clarity to the child's mind - that is, to give him or her conscious awareness of language in order that it may be used more effectively. Once the child has an understanding that writing is a graphic form of language, these special points center around spelling, word study, penmanship, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. The real experience in reading and writing comes through the child's work in other areas of the curriculum, such as geography, history, botany, etc.
Because children have different cognitive styles, they are provided with a different means for learning in the way that is best for him or her.
Once reading is mastered, the child expands into reading quality literature and poetry and into self expression through creative writing.

Conversational Spanish will be introduced and carried over into other classes from time to time.

Manipulation of concrete and symbolic materials with built in error control develops sound arithmetic skills and leads the child to make his or her own abstractions.
As in other parts of the Montessori curriculum, experience with a material comes first, then the spoken language or naming. This is followed by