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[The Well-Trained Mind] “Let him read, read, read. Don’t force him to stop and reflect on it yet.” (page 23) [Waldorf] Reading is taught by introducing the letter sounds through moving their bodies like the letters, drawing the lines and curves, writing letters from the fairy tales, and then the child learns to read through their own writing and then through printed text. Steiner said in “Soul Economy”, page 142: “In many ways, children show us how the people of earlier civilizations experienced the world; they need a direct connection with whatever we demand of their will…..we must offer children a human and artistic bridge to whatever we teach. “ On page 144, Steiner said, “We have to point out that our slower approach is really a blessing, because it allows children to integrate the art of writing with their whole being.” ”It would be inappropriate to teach reading before the children have been introduced to writing, for reading represents a transition from a will activity to abstract observation.” (page 148). [0] 
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Differences Between Waldorf and The Well-Trained Mind: Grades One Through Four | The Parenting Passageway
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