... tidily. I learned from Barbara the benefit of the Montessori advice not to do anything for a child, which she can do for herself. As a result, all of the children were feeding themselves by eleven ... this by two and a half or three. They had been using a pencil for a long time, so they had no difficulty. Routine can be restful, and they could see for themselves when they had done better ... letter, and they call the letter by that sound. This is why Italian and Spanish children can learn to read within three months of starting school, and many learn before school. The English...