94:
Students learn spelling through the Carden "controls", a set of rules for deconstructing a word into its basic phonic parts. The controls are essentially a distillation of classic dictionary marks, but are "presented in such a way that the students are able to remember how and why a word is spelled"
36:
Mae Carden developed the Carden Method in response to what she perceived as a decline in understanding in progressive education. The first Carden school was established in 1934 in New York City. Mae Carden also established the Carden
Educational Foundation, which maintains the collection of teaching
95:
and to also explain the reasons why letters are pronounced differently. In addition, the controls are accompanied by a vowel chart, which groups sounds into natural phonic clusters. Spelling instincts are reinforced through daily dictation lessons, which include both familiar and unfamiliar words.
81:
Instruction in French and or
Spanish begins as early as kindergarten and continues through middle school. Occasionally, students also study Latin beginning in the sixth grade or the beginning of seventh grade. The Latin complements the student's work in French and facilitates the future
85:
The method has received mixed reviews from education experts, with appreciation for the thorough approach to linguistics, but criticism for the lack of adaptability to modern grammar alterations and alternate vernaculars, some citing it as outdated in respect of modern vernacular.
59:
Mathematics is taught uniquely as the language of numbers. New concepts are continually introduced, but no concept is ever taught and dropped. Daily problems and tests both cover concepts learned recently and review all the material covered up to that point.
215:
45:
The Carden curriculum is broad, including traditional subjects such as mathematics, language arts, science, history, and geography, as well as cultural programs in art, music, and
52:
Language arts are taught using
Sentence Analysis. This also teaches proper sentence structure by reinforcing the fact that all sentences need a subject, called the "Who," and a
209:
78:
In addition to world history, geography is given great importance in order to provide students with a cultural and locational awareness of their world.
82:
comprehension of other
Romance languages. Study of the Latin language is supplemented by exposure to the Classical world of the Romans and Greeks.
49:
as well as
Spanish depending on the school. Each grade level builds on the knowledge and skills gained by the student from the previous year.
149:
254:
68:
124:
221:
72:
184:
63:
The large majority of the literature recommended by the Carden Method is classical, including works such as
249:
104:
46:
28:
across the United States. Carden schools are largely nonsectarian and always independent.
243:
162:
128:
64:
25:
21:
185:"Carden Academy of Mission Viejo > Curriculum > Language Arts"
53:
234:
216:
Who was Mae Carden and what is "The Carden Method?".
8:
127:. Carden Arbor View School. Archived from
116:
20:is an educational program developed by
7:
212:Heritage Oak Times. November 2005.
69:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
37:materials used in Carden schools.
24:and practiced in approximately 80
14:
187:. Carden Academy of Mission Viejo
1:
235:Carden Educational Foundation
125:"Carden Method Information"
271:
255:Education in New York City
224:Carden School of Whittier.
165:. Carden School of Fresno
163:"Carden School of Fresno"
73:The Last of the Mohicans
218:Carden Academy of Maui.
210:Who Was Mae Carden.
222:The Carden Method.
150:The Carden Method
105:Montessori method
262:
197:
196:
194:
192:
181:
175:
174:
172:
170:
159:
153:
147:
141:
140:
138:
136:
131:on July 30, 2012
121:
270:
269:
265:
264:
263:
261:
260:
259:
240:
239:
231:
206:
201:
200:
190:
188:
183:
182:
178:
168:
166:
161:
160:
156:
148:
144:
134:
132:
123:
122:
118:
113:
101:
92:
90:Carden Controls
43:
34:
12:
11:
5:
268:
266:
258:
257:
252:
242:
241:
238:
237:
230:
229:External links
227:
226:
225:
219:
213:
205:
202:
199:
198:
176:
154:
142:
115:
114:
112:
109:
108:
107:
100:
97:
91:
88:
42:
39:
33:
30:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
267:
256:
253:
251:
248:
247:
245:
236:
233:
232:
228:
223:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
207:
203:
186:
180:
177:
164:
158:
155:
152:Pruit, et al.
151:
146:
143:
130:
126:
120:
117:
110:
106:
103:
102:
98:
96:
89:
87:
83:
79:
76:
74:
70:
66:
61:
57:
55:
50:
48:
40:
38:
31:
29:
27:
23:
19:
18:Carden Method
204:Bibliography
189:. Retrieved
179:
167:. Retrieved
157:
145:
133:. Retrieved
129:the original
119:
93:
84:
80:
77:
62:
58:
51:
44:
35:
17:
15:
26:K-8 schools
244:Categories
111:References
65:The Aeneid
41:Curriculum
22:Mae Carden
250:Pedagogy
191:July 22,
169:July 22,
135:July 22,
99:See also
32:History
71:, and
47:French
193:2010
171:2010
137:2010
54:verb
16:The
246::
75:.
67:,
56:.
195:.
173:.
139:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.