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CD-ROM Taal: taalbeschouwing, taaldozen, taalsymbolen en ontleden [CD-ROM Language: language reflection, language boxes, language symbols and parsing]
Publication: MM: Montessori mededelingen, vol. 24, no. 2
Date: 2000
Pages: 32-33
Language acquisition, Language arts, Montessori method of education
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Language: Dutch
ISSN: 0166-588X
Book
What American Montessori Can Offer American Education and How Montessori Theory Fares in the Light of American Research
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Language: English
Published: [Illinois]: Illinois Montessori Society, 1963
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
You Don’t Need to Speak to be Heard: The Effects of Using American Sign Language with Hearing Lower Elementary Montessori Children
Available from: St. Catherine University
Action research, American Sign Language (ASL), Language acquisition, Lower elementary, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: Our research introduced the use of ASL signs with hearing elementary children and examined if this intervention affected the noise level produced in the classroom. The project was performed in two Montessori lower elementary classrooms (1st-3rd grade); one at a Maine private Montessori school, with 28 hearing children, and one at a Wisconsin public Montessori school, with 34 hearing children. In Wisconsin the researcher was a teacher in the classroom, in Maine the researcher was not. Data was measured using four tools: a decibel measuring app, observation form, tally sheet, and a structured discussion. In both classrooms, the change in noise level was minimal, decreasing by 2% overall. Qualitative results, however, indicate the project was worthwhile. The children responded positively to instructions given using ASL and their enthusiasm of learning signs justified the intervention. The intervention granted the children opportunities to discuss exceptionalities. We recognized the importance in such conversations and encouraged this dialogue.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
Honors Thesis
The Seneca Language and Bilingual Road Signs: A Study in the Sociology of an Indigenous Language
Available from: Ohio State University - Knowledge Bank
Americas, Bilingualism, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: One of the fundamental types of human rights concerns collective-developmental rights which allow minorities to use heritage languages and practices without external interference (Vašák 1977). The protected status of minority language rights is a critical part of language revitalization in which speakers of heritage languages, faced with the encroachment of more socially, politically, and economically dominant languages, embark on vigorous programs to ensure the survival and continued usage of their language. The Five Nations Iroquoian language, Seneca, has just a few remaining speech communities and a variety of ongoing language revitalization initiatives (Mithun 2012). To revitalize their traditional language, community classes through the Seneca Language Department and the Faithkeepers Montessori School Seneca Language Nest for young speakers have concentrated their efforts on preserving Onöndowa'ga:' Gawë:nö' the indigenous name for the Seneca language (Bowen 2020, Murray 2015). In the public sphere, a push by the Seneca Nation of Indians Department of Transportation fulfilling the intent of the federal Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act enacted in 2016, specifically included bilingual signs for state roads running through indigenous land in addition to other significant components (Figura 2016). In an area whose geographic names are strongly connected to Iroquoian languages including Seneca, these bilingual signs represent more public and visible Seneca language presence and stand as symbols of language revitalization. The place names and information that appear on the signs have considerable significance for community identity as well as linguistic and economic impacts, among others. Through oral histories collected from Seneca Nation members and language advocates in addition to a representative from the New York State Department of Transportation, this study pursues an analysis of the Seneca public usage of their heritage language and the various language revitalization efforts occurring among indigenous and minority communities internationally. As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens already vulnerable populations, heritage languages that have been historically oppressed face a global language crisis that disproportionately harms and disadvantages speakers of heritage and minority languages (Roche 2020). While the language of road signs may seem mundane, this study reveals how the Seneca bilingual signs play a significant role in awareness of indigenous territory and consequently stimulation of the local economy as well as supporting language learning, revitalization, and de-stigmatization. Primarily through the efforts of the Seneca community, the bilingual signs represent the expression of language rights in the public sphere and one part of the ongoing language revitalization.
Language: English
Published: Columbus, Ohio, 2021
Master's Thesis (Action Research Report)
The Effects of Sign Language on Second Language Acquisition
Available from: St. Catherine University
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Abstract/Notes: This action research project examined the effects of sign language on the ability of primary students to learn new Spanish vocabulary in a bilingual Montessori classroom. The research took place at a public charter Montessori school in Washington, District of Columbia. Twenty-seven primary school aged children were included in this seven-week study. Sources of data collection included a parent-teacher questionnaire, a baseline assessment, daily observation logs, a daily checklist, a weekly journal, and a summative assessment. Students were grouped by Spanish fluency and taught eight different vocabulary words in Spanish. Half of the words were taught alongside a sign in American Sign Language and the other half were taught without an accompanying sign. The summative assessment data showed that students of all ages displayed a significant increase in their ability to recall new Spanish vocabulary words that were introduced with an accompanying sign in American Sign Language. Future research could examine the roles of sign language and gesturing in helping children recall vocabulary in the long-term.
Language: English
Published: St. Paul, Minnesota, 2016
Article
Author Luncheon, Book Fair, Book-Signing Signals Montessori Spring in Atlanta [Paula Polk Lillard visits Northwoods Montessori School]
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 11, no. 3
Date: May 1998
Pages: 3
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Language: English
Book Section
Il design per l'infanzia, quando il 'design' in Italia non esisteva ancora
Book Title: Maria Montessori e il sodalizio con l'Umanitaria: dalla Casa dei bambini di via Solari ai corsi per insegnanti (1908-2008)
Pages: 34-35
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Language: Italian
Published: Milano: Raccolto, 2008
ISBN: 978-88-87724-27-1
Book Section
Inclusive Product Design: Applicating the Montessori Methodology into the Design Conception of Children’s Products
Available from: Springer Link
Book Title: Perspectives on Design II: Research, Education and Practice
Pages: 367-383
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Abstract/Notes: This article presents the results of an ongoing scientific initiation research, as well as the contributions attained from a Research Internships Abroad Program (BEPE/FAPESP) which sought to expand the theoretical framework on design processes regarding sensory products in the European Market. The study focuses on toys for children with blindness or low vision, including its design process, all the way though its physical prototyping. Here follows the adopted structure of analysis: (a) Theoretical review on the design of sensory products and the contribution of the Montessori method; (b) Application of synchronous analysis amid similar children’s toys from the European market, specifically those commercialized in Portugal; (c) Project development with generation and selection of alternatives; (d) Experimental execution of the physical prototype at the Prototype Laboratory. Thus, this research aims to contribute to the development of sensory products through the Montessori method, as well as stimulating further research in the areas of Product Design and Inclusive Design.
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-79879-6
Series: Springer Series in Design and Innovation , 16
Article
Significato di un Convegno [Significance of a Conference]
Publication: Vita dell'Infanzia (Opera Nazionale Montessori), vol. 3, no. 10-11
Date: 1954
Pages: 1-4
Conferences, Marziola Pignatari - Writings
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Language: Italian
ISSN: 0042-7241
Article
Significant Books; Learning How To Learn, An American Approach to Montessori. Nancy McCormick Rambusch
Available from: ASCD
Publication: Educational Leadership, vol. 20, no. 2
Date: Nov 1962
Pages: 137, 139, 141, 143
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Language: English
ISSN: 0013-1784, 1943-5878