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Building Abstractions with Sensory Education Seminar Papers

Publication: Montessori Articles (Montessori Australia Foundation)

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Language: English

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Preparing for Life: Montessori's Philosophy of Sensory Education

Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 5, no. 3

Pages: 24–27

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Language: English

ISSN: 1054-0040

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Sensory Education and Experience

Publication: Montessori NewZ, vol. 13

Pages: 4

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Language: English

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Sensory Development of Senior Pre-Schoolers with Developmental Delay by Means of Montessori Materials

Available from: Ad Alta

Publication: Ad Alta: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, vol. 13, no. 2

Pages: 233-237

Child development, Children with disabilities, Developmental disabilities, Montessori materials, Sensorial education, Sensorial materials

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Abstract/Notes: The results of the research of etalon images formation in pre-school children with developmental delay are analyzed. The authors focus on sensory models development in children with mental development delay (MDD), also define the main directions of sensory models development in senior pre-school age children with MDD by means of Montessori materials. Classes are conducted in specially prepared environment. As Montessori approach requires the division of the activity room into several zones, standard ones are considered to be: natural zone, practical life zone, sensory zone, language zone, and mathematical zone. The task of a teacher is to adjust to the kid’s interests. It is important to create the environment for realization of his or her ideas and actions.

Language: English

DOI: 10.33543/1302

ISSN: 2464-6733, 1804-7890

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Is the Montessori Method to be Introduced Into Irish Schools? IV: Sensory Processes; The Language Age

Available from: Google Books

Publication: Irish Monthly, vol. 52, no. 612

Pages: 290-297

Europe, Ireland, Northern Europe

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Language: English

ISSN: 2009-2113

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A Comparative Study of Sensory Training in Early Childhood Education Programs

Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1990, no. 1

Pages: 16–20

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Language: English

ISSN: 0519-0959

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Sensory Issues in the Montessori Classroom

Publication: Montessori International, vol. 88

Pages: 40–42

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Language: English

ISSN: 1470-8647

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The Sense of Patterns and Patterns in the Senses: An Approach to the Sensory Area of a Montessori Preschool Classroom

Available from: Taylor and Francis Online

Publication: Education 3-13, vol. 51, no. 6

Pages: 979-987

Child development, Classroom environments, Montessori method of education, Prepared environment, Senses and sensation in children, Sensorial education, Sensorial materials

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Abstract/Notes: This article presents and analyses a didactic proposal based on manipulative material (Knobless Cylinders) used in a Montessori classroom of 3-6-year-old pre-schoolers. Choosing this material is justified in relation to the competencies/strategies/skills used during the development of mathematical patterning. Numerous studies emphasise the importance of patterns in mathematics and experimental sciences instruction from early childhood onward. However, there are several educational factors that have not yet been clarified, such as meaningful learning, the overuse of abstract visual patterns that are distant from the student’s previous life experience, etc. This article discusses the sequence of proposed activities and certain critical issues.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2022.2032786

ISSN: 0300-4279, 1475-7575

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Appraisal of Teaching-Learning Aids in Montessori Method for sensory training of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Available from: Netaji Subhas Open University (India)

Publication: NSOU Open Journal, vol. 5, no. 1

Pages: 43-48

Autism in children, Children with disabilities, Developmentally disabled children, Montessori method of education, Sensorial education, Sensorial materials

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Abstract/Notes: Madam Montessori believed that training and sharpening of the child’s senses are crucial for their continued learning; she, therefore, developed specific sensorial materials to be used in Montessori preschools for such a purpose. The Montessori Method of education is a system of education for young children that seeks to spread natural interests and activities rather than use formal teaching methods. Maria Montessori exhibited Various Teaching-Learning Aids for refining the senses called sensorial materials. Sensorial training/learning is a teaching approach that stimulates the child’s five senses; taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing. It allows children to use their senses to explore and understand the world around them. It includes activities that assist them to study objects, colors, textures, tastes, numbers, and situations. This article addresses the knowledge and understanding needed by teachers working with children on the autism spectrum. Montessori methods are very operative in developing effective teaching-learning aid for sensory training. Effective practice depends largely on an understanding of autism and of the individual child rather than on specialist skills. It will explain how children with autism develop the sensory issues in various Teaching-Learning Aids and to boost children express, classify and enlarge their sensory experiences with the help of the Montessori Method.

Language: English

ISSN: 2581-5415

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Multisensory Gains in Simple Detection Predict Global Cognition in Schoolchildren

Available from: Nature

Publication: Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1

Pages: Article 1394

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Abstract/Notes: The capacity to integrate information from different senses is central for coherent perception across the lifespan from infancy onwards. Later in life, multisensory processes are related to cognitive functions, such as speech or social communication. During learning, multisensory processes can in fact enhance subsequent recognition memory for unisensory objects. These benefits can even be predicted; adults’ recognition memory performance is shaped by earlier responses in the same task to multisensory – but not unisensory – information. Everyday environments where learning occurs, such as classrooms, are inherently multisensory in nature. Multisensory processes may therefore scaffold healthy cognitive development. Here, we provide the first evidence of a predictive relationship between multisensory benefits in simple detection and higher-level cognition that is present already in schoolchildren. Multiple regression analyses indicated that the extent to which a child (N = 68; aged 4.5–15years) exhibited multisensory benefits on a simple detection task not only predicted benefits on a continuous recognition task involving naturalistic objects (p = 0.009), even when controlling for age, but also the same relative multisensory benefit also predicted working memory scores (p = 0.023) and fluid intelligence scores (p = 0.033) as measured using age-standardised test batteries. By contrast, gains in unisensory detection did not show significant prediction of any of the above global cognition measures. Our findings show that low-level multisensory processes predict higher-order memory and cognition already during childhood, even if still subject to ongoing maturation. These results call for revision of traditional models of cognitive development (and likely also education) to account for the role of multisensory processing, while also opening exciting opportunities to facilitate early learning through multisensory programs. More generally, these data suggest that a simple detection task could provide direct insights into the integrity of global cognition in schoolchildren and could be further developed as a readily-implemented and cost-effective screening tool for neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly in cases when standard neuropsychological tests are infeasible or unavailable.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58329-4

ISSN: 2045-2322

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