Rosalee

At a cross-level team meeting this week I learned that Rosalee spent four years in a Montessori primary class, where pre-schoolers usually spend just three years.  When I brought forward some of Rosalee’s language and learning difficulties in my class, her primary teacher explained that she had been cared for during her first few years of life by a Spanish-speaking grandmother who didn’t want to confuse her, so she just didn’t talk to her at all!  The teacher said that when she came to school, Rosalee had almost no language, hence the necessity of retaining her an extra… Continue reading →