Not one of them had ever before even taken chalk or any other writing instrument into his hand. This was the first time that they had written, and...

It was not simply a single child but rather many who showed this same surprising ability. They obviously had a special sensitivity for words and were...

Summing up, we may say that the two mechanical factors of writing are resolved into two independent exercises, that is, drawing, which gives the hand...

I realised that the necessary movement of the hand for sewing had been prepared without sewing, and that before teaching it is first necessary to find...

Regarding reading, it is already in a sense implied in the exercise with the movable alphabet. In a perfectly phonetic language it could be developed...

Now the hand can be prepared directly to trace the signs of the alphabet by the help of the tactile and muscular senses, not by that of sight. We have...

Language is one the characteristics which distinguish man from the animals. It is a gift of nature bestowed on him alone. It is an expression of his...

Whilst moving the objects used in our sensory exercises, the children's hands are being prepared for all the actions necessary for writing.

In the period of early childhood they are urged by nature itself to co-ordinate the movements of the hands, as is seen in their urge to touch...

Spoken language is like a breath of air which can reach only the ear which happens to be close to it. That is why [human beings], from remotest...