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From: Pat.Goltz@f3.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Pat Goltz)
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Subject: Re: Keep The Faith
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Date: 5 Jan 90 03:38:03 GMT
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Last night I told my neighbor about your son who learned braille so fast 
at the age of 5. Her son has done likewise. He studied in a Montessori 
classroom.
  I wonder. Young children tend to be kinesthetic. Do you suppose that 
teaching braille alongside print would help them learn faster? I know 
that in Montessori, they encourage kids to feel the shapes of letters, 
and they say it helps them learn faster. Most Montessori-educated kids 
read by the time they are 4 1/2 or 5, while most others do not appear to 
be ready to learn to read until 6 to 8 years of age.
  You may be on to something there.
  Keepin' the faith!
  Pat

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