My kids went to the jcc in northern va and granted it was several years ago, we had a phenomenal experience. Particularly with one of the teachers who was specifically trained in reggio emilia. Issues may arise if the teachers and/or school don’t fully understand the philosophy. I don’t think you can say a single philosophy of learning is to blame for first grade preparedness.
More likely it is that kids have not been taught phonics - which I think is a kindergarten and first grade issue. For math, when my kid was 2 and in reggio, they were already learning basic addition and subtraction by counting snacks, etc. In every “exploration” there was math and new vocabulary incorporated. To this day, my kid who went through preschool in reggio is far “better” at school than the one who didn’t! |
+1. My DS went to a Reggio-inspired preschool, has a summer birthday and went to K on time, and now scoring 98th percentile on all his in-school testing, very advanced math skills, avid independent reader at age 6 etc. granted he is bright, but Reggio gave him a very solid foundation, from which he picked up phonics and reading fast at the start of K. |
this isn't a Reggio Emilia inspired program, then. |
Anyone with an opinion on Bethesda Reggio? |
Montessori neither. They used to not have outdoor play before. And many Montessori kids have problems with math at school and gets behind
Play is so important for Young children |
I don't like Reggie or Montessori or Waldorf
LOL they just want your money Teaching good manners, and teach kids to be independent kids is not hard You don't need to pay $$$$$$ |