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Master's Thesis

Literacy Engagement and the Impacts on Literacy Development

Available from: MINDS@UW River Falls

Attention in children, Literacy, Montessori method of education

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Abstract/Notes: The most common reason for a person to partake in reading and writing is enjoyment which also provides intrinsic motivation. Students who have intrinsic motivation are more likely to be engaged and interact deeply in the literacy activity, which has shown to increase comprehension and higher reading achievement. Intrinsic motivation and engagement are vital in creating life-long readers and writers. Engaged literacy activities are both a goal of instruction and a pathway to achieve success. The purpose of this research project was to study the effects of engagement strategies and the use of social justice literature on literacy development. This study took place at a public Montessori school located in the Midwest. There was a total of twelve students which consisted of first and second graders aged six through eight years old. Over the span of the twelve-week study, the engagement strategies of experiential learning, interactive read-aloud, and interactive writing were implemented. Student behaviors, knowledge, and skills were assessed to place students on the Reading Developmental Continuum through observation and miscue analysis before and after the strategies were implemented to determine literacy growth in engagement, comprehension, and language-to-print connections. The results indicated growth in all three reading components. It also revealed an increase in students’ social justice awareness and sense of agency. This suggests that engagement strategies rooted in rich meaningful literature positively impact students’ literacy development.

Language: English

Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2021

Article

The Montessori Return Environment: Montessori Educational Therapy with Adults and Children with Brain-Dysfunction

Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records

Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 5, no. 1

Pages: 25-31

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Language: English

ISSN: 0010-700X

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Montessori Methods: Interventions for Adults with Alzheimer's Disease

Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 8, no. 1

Pages: 10–12

Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)

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Language: English

ISSN: 1054-0040

Article

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Considering Olfactory Stimulation for Adults with Age-Related Dementia

Available from: SAGE Journals

Publication: Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 88, no. 2

Pages: 398-400

Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)

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Abstract/Notes: Behavioral interventions and activities for adults with age-related dementias sometimes use olfactory stimulation; however, limitations to the usefulness of such stimulation are suggested by both neurological studies which show a large amount of degeneration in the cells of the olfactory bulb and studies of perception which indicate that adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias perform poorly on tests of smell identification and detection. Current approaches to using olfactory stimulation as a component of interventions for adults with age-related dementia may need to be either abandoned or reassessed.

Language: English

DOI: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.2.398

ISSN: 1558-688X, 0031-5125

Bachelor's Thesis

Lasten ja Aikuisten Yhteisö: Lasten osallisuuden toteutuminen ja vertaaminen tavallisen päiväkotiryhmän ja montessoripedagogiikkaa toteuttavan päiväkotiryhmän kesken [Community of Children and Adults: Realization of children's participation and comparison between a regular daycare group and a daycare group that implements Montessori pedagogy]

Available from: Theseus (Finland)

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Abstract/Notes: The aim of this bachelor´s thesis is to investigate the way in which participatory pedagogy is used in two different early education groups. The aim is also to find out how the two groups differ in terms of the participation of children, as one was an average Finnish early education group, while the other was a group, which used Montessori pedagogy. The thesis also introduces an idea of a joint community of adults and children and how participatory pedagogy enhances the experience of community. The purpose of the thesis is to add understanding and encourage the use of participatory pedagogy in the day-to-day life of early education groups. The theoretical section discusses the notion of participatory pedagogy and how it is used from the point of view of the basic functions of an early education group. The central ideas behind Montessori pedagogy are also discussed. The thesis is qualitative, as the data was collected by observing two different early education groups for a week in May 2016. The results of the bachelor´s thesis show that participation has become an increasingly important factor in early education and that it is used in different ways. It was also evident that the individuality of children is valued and that participation is seen important in the daily life of the early education groups studied. Both the early education groups studied value the importance of communication between parents and teachers. Adults play an important role in the implementation of participation and they need to collect information about the children and apply it. It is also necessary for the adults to be able to develop the basic ways of using participation in the daily life of an early education group. / Tässä tutkimuksessa on tutkittu lasten osallisuuden toteutumista tavallisessa päiväkotiryhmässä ja montessoripedagogiikkaa toteuttavassa päiväkotiryhmässä. Lisäksi haluttiin selvittää millaisia eroja osallisuudesta löytyy kahden erilaisen päiväkotiryhmän välillä. Tutkimuksessa on myös tuotu esiin ajatusta yhteisestä lasten ja aikuisten yhteisöstä, siitä miten osallisuus vahvistaa yhteisöllisyyden kokemusta. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on lisätä ymmärrystä lasten osallisuudesta päiväkodin arjessa ja innostaa toteuttamaan sitä. Teoreettisessa viitekehyksessä avataan osallisuuden käsitettä ja käsitellään osallisuutta päiväkodin arjen perustoimintojen näkökulmasta. Lisäksi esitellään montessoripedagogiikan perusajatusta. Tutkimus on kvalitatiivinen ja sen aineisto kerättiin havainnoimalla kahta päiväkotiryhmää viikon ajan toukokuussa 2016. Tutkimustulokset osoittavat, että päiväkodeissa osallisuus on noussut erittäin merkittäväksi tekijäksi ja käytössä on erilaisia lasten osallisuutta vahvistavia toiminta-tapoja. Lisäksi päiväkodeissa näkyi, että lasten yksilöllisyyttä vaalitaan. Osallisuus on nähty tärkeäksi jokapäiväisessä arjessa. Montessoripedagogiikkaa toteuttavassa päiväkotiryhmässä työskentelee aikuisia, jotka kunnioittavat pedagogiikkaa ja toiminta lähtee lapsesta. Molempien päiväkotien näkemykset kasvatuskumppanuudesta ovat samankaltaiset. Aikuisilla on merkittävä rooli lasten osallisuuden toteutumisessa, heidän tulee kerätä lapsista tietoa ja osata hyödyntää tätä, lisäksi aikuisilta vaaditaan taitoa osata kehittää osallisuutta vahvistavia toimintatapoja päiväkodin arkeen.

Language: Finnish

Published: Vaasa, Finland, 2016

Article

Parents and Adults in the House of Children Unite Around the Child

Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 1

Pages: 1-3

Albert Max Joosten - Writings, Children and adults, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Parent and child

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Language: English

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Grace and Courtesy: Empowering Children, Liberating Adults

Available from: ERIC

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 40, no. 1

Pages: 113-126

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Abstract/Notes: Ginni Sackett delves into the many implications of grace and courtesy, from social relations and the basis of community to respect for the child's personality. Her point of departure is modern social living with grace and dignity. Hers is an exploration over two generations of seeing grace and courtesy as a comprehensive social view that is the greatest goal for the Montessori teacher to empower adults and children to live sociably. She suggests that standards have changed greatly over two or three generations. To live within the school microcosm of a "society by cohesion" means that grace and courtesy is pervasive with every material used and work chosen, implying that it is part of nature's plan demonstrated by Montessori children in a prepared environment with social life practiced daily. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Grace, Courtesy, and Civility Across the Planes," Portland, OR, March 13-16, 2014.]

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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The Montessori Learning Community: Evolving Schools, Evolving Adults, Evolving Children

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 20, no. 2

Pages: 1-15

Americas, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, Educational change, Elementary education, Montessori method of education, North America, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Parent and child, Parent-teacher relationships, School administrators, United States of America

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Abstract/Notes: Discusses a framework for the creation, evolution, and development of Montessori schools, focusing on the creation of preschool programs, addition of primary and elementary education, and expansion to include middle school and secondary programs. Examines the role of teachers, parents, and students at each of these stages. (MDM)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Artistic Expression and the Unfolding Self: Expressive Adults, Expressive Children

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 24, no. 3

Pages: 5-18

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Abstract/Notes: Discusses the role of Montessori education in developing lifelong skills for creativity. Considers self-expression the key to recovering human authenticity and spirit. Urges teachers and parents to develop this inner self in themselves and their children as a barrier against contemporary materialism, hurried life, and alienation caused by high-tech communications, suggesting a new definition of creativity. (JPB)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

Master's Thesis

Acquisition of English as a Second Language for Hispanic Immigrant Adults with Low Academic and Socioeconomic Levels in the United States of America Through a Proposed Montessori Approach / Adquisición del Inglés como Segunda Lengua en Adultos Hispanos Inmigrantes con Bajo Nivel Académico y Socioeconómico en Estados Unidos de América: Proponiendo un Enfoque Montessori

Available from: American Montessori Society

Adult education, Americas, Immigrants, Language acquisition, Language development, Montessori method of education, North America, United States of America

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Language: English

Published: San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, 2017

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