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Analyzing the Selected Eurofit Test Batteries of the Children with Down Syndrome and Autism in the Age Range of 12-16 and Receiving Montessori Education

Available from: ERIC

Publication: African Educational Research Journal, vol. 10, no. 4

Pages: 439-446

Autism in children, Children with disabilities, Montessori method of education - Evaluation, Secondary education

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Abstract/Notes: It is aimed in this study to analyze the effects of the Montessori education method on children with Down syndrome and autism having special training who have received and not received Montessori education through the Eurofit test batteries selected for motor skills and physical fitness. A total of 20 male children with Down syndrome and autism in the age range of 12 to 16 and receiving and not receiving Montessori education at two different special education and rehabilitation centers in Kayseri were included in the study. The treatment group included a total of 10 children, 5 with Down syndrome and 5 with autism, and the control group of 10 children, 5 with Down syndrome and 5 with autism. While the volunteers included in the treatment group received Montessori education, those included in the control group received a traditional education. In the study, the volunteers performed the selected Eurofit tests including flamingo balance, plate tapping, sit and reach, handgrip and standing long jump tests. When the results of the Eurofit test batteries of the treatment and control groups were examined, plate tapping and standing long jump test results were found significant in the comparison of the pretest and posttest of the treatment group (p < 0.05). In the pretest and posttest comparison of the control group students, a significant difference was determined in the sit and reach test (p < 0.05). In the posttest comparison of the control and treatment groups, a statistically significant difference was determined between the pretest and posttest measurements of the plate tapping and between the pretest and posttest measurements of the standing long jump (p < 0.05). In the pretest comparison of the control and treatment groups, no statistically significant difference was found between the pretest and posttest of flamingo balance, pretest and posttest of plate tapping, pretest and posttest of sit and reach, pretest and posttest of standing long jump and pretest and posttest of handgrip measurements of the control and treatment groups (p > 0.05). Consequently, the use of Montessori education materials supports the big and small muscle groups of children with disabilities since most of them learn about an object through touch. In our study, when some activity and motor skills of the children with down syndrome and autism in the special rehabilitation school that uses the Montessori education method were analyzed, it was observed that there was an improvement in their physical activities and some motor skills according to the results of plate tapping, standing long jump and sit and reach tests. It is recommended that education programs can be prepared by using Montessori Approach as part of the education programs applied in preschool education institutions and that they can be used more widely together with traditional education programs.

Language: English

DOI: 10.30918/AERJ.104.22.074

ISSN: 2354-2160

Article

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Playing to Learn: An Overview of the Montessori Approach with Pre-school Children with Autism Spectrum Condition

Available from: Wiley Online Library

Publication: Support for Learning, vol. 31, no. 4

Pages: 313-328

Autism in children, Children with disabilities, Developmentally disabled children, Inclusive education, Montessori method of education, Preschool children

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Abstract/Notes: This article explores some of the literature concerning the effectiveness of the Montessori educational approach for children with ASC within an English school context. Firstly, there is a discussion, including a short historical review, regarding the ideology of inclusion and how it has impacted upon mainstream education. Also, how this can be facilitated using play-based approaches such as Montessori. Secondly, various models of disability are identified in order to highlight how they have informed societal attitudes towards people with disabilities. There is a brief history of ASC detailing how a child with this disability may be affected on a daily basis and the effectiveness of alternative play-based educational approaches such as Montessori in helping children with ASC to develop the appropriate skills they need in order to self-regulate and thus modify their behaviour. Furthermore, the value of play-based curriculums in supporting a child diagnosed with ASC throughout the learning process is also evaluated. The summary highlights the need for more evidence-based studies to be undertaken in order to assess whether the Montessori approach is a valid alternative in teaching pre-school children with ASC.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1111/1467-9604.12140

ISSN: 1467-9604

Article

Addressing the Challenging Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom

Publication: Montessori International, vol. 71

Pages: 40

Asperger's syndrome in children, Autism in children, Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, People with disabilities

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Abstract/Notes: rev. of book by this title by Rebecca A. Moyes

Language: English

ISSN: 1470-8647

Book

Listening to God with Children: The Montessori Method Applied to the Catechesis of Children

Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education, Religious education

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Language: English

Published: Loveland, Ohio: Treehaus Communications, 1998

Edition: [1st ed.]

ISBN: 1-886510-14-8 978-1-886510-14-2

Article

Children in Space: Building with Children in Mind: An Architectural Perspective

Publication: Tomorrow's Child, vol. 1, no. 2

Pages: 3–6

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

Archival Material Or Collection

Box 11, Folder 50 - Manuscript Fragments, n.d. - "The New Children - A Miracle in Education / "The New Children - or - New Method"

Available from: Seattle University

Edwin Mortimer Standing - Biographic sources, Edwin Mortimer Standing - Writings

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Language: English

Archive: Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections

Article

Montessori Children Grow Up: Why I Was a Montessori Child and Why My Children Are Now

Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 28, no. 2

Pages: 8–10

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Language: English

Article

The Children's Garden and the Children's House

Available from: Internet Archive

Publication: New Era in Home and School, vol. 33, no. 3

Pages: 50-54

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Language: English

ISSN: 0028-5048

Article

Primary Children [Writings by children in 9-12 class]

Publication: Montessori Matters

Pages: 6–7

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Language: English

Article

Introverted Children, Extroverted Children

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

Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 3, no. 4

Pages: 4

Public Montessori

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Language: English

ISSN: 1071-6246

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