Language Arts (Curriculum) Language Arts is broadly organized into the categories of listening, speaking, writing and reading. At Scribbles Montessori, there is an emphasis on precise usage of language so that the child hears a clear model of the English language. The names of colors, shapes, and sizes are reinforced. The child is encouraged to speak in complete sentences. In the reading process, a phonics approach to reading is utilized, which assigns the sound to the letter. When the child knows a certain number of sounds, the letters are placed together to form words that the child can sound out, blending the sounds to read the word. With a movable alphabet, the child forms words and then reads the words.