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Another Story of the Montessori Children; Raffaelo's Hunger: How the New Way of Helping Children to Find Themselves Opened the Eyes and Soul of a Baby
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Delineator, vol. 84, no. 1
Date: Jan 1914
Pages: 8
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Language: English
Book Section
Written Language: The Old Methods of Teaching Reading and Writing; My First Experiments with Defective Children; First Experiments with Normal Children
Book Title: The Discovery of the Child
Pages: 199-216
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Abstract/Notes: Formerly entitled The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in the Children's Houses. This book was first published in 1909 under the title 'Il Metodo della Pedagogia Scientifica Applicato all'Educazione Infantile nelle Case dei Bambini' ('The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in the Children's Houses) and was revised in 1913, 1926, and 1935. Maria Montessori revised and reissued this book in 1948 and renamed it 'La Scoperta del Bambino'. This edition is based on the 6th Italian edition of 'La Scoperta del Bambino' published by the Italian publisher Garzanti, Milan, Italy in 1962. M. J. Costelloe, S. J. translated this Italian version into the English language in 1967 for Fides Publishers, Inc. In 2016 Fred Kelpin edited this version and added many footnotes. He incorporated new illustrations based on AMI-blueprints of the materials currently in use.
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2017
ISBN: 978-90-79506-38-5
Series: The Montessori Series , 2
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Talent for the future: social and personality development of gifted children: Proceedings of the Ninth world conference on gifted and talented children
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Language: English
Published: Assen, The Netherlands: Van Gorcum & Co., 1992
ISBN: 90-232-2656-9
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Schoolchildren Help Schoolchildren [Gilbachstrasse Montessori School, Cologne, Germany]
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 1983, no. 1
Date: 1983
Pages: 25–29
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Abstract/Notes: Reprinted from Kolner Presse
Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
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Children Helping Children: Montessori Students Build a School in Somalia
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: Apr 1995
Pages: 7
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Language: English
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Aims, Beliefs, Practices and Training of Early Childhood Practitioners from Three Different Backgrounds: Montessori, Traditional and the Preschool Playgroups Association
Available from: Springer Link
Publication: International Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 27, no. 2
Date: 1995
Pages: 1-9
Comparative education, Trainings
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Abstract/Notes: The study described below compares the goals, beliefs, practices and training of early childhood educators from three different origins: Montessori, Traditional and the Association of Playgroups (PPA), and reports practice of a research in progress. The information was gathered by means of a questionnaire which was sent to early childhood practitioners and which covers various subjects such as reading, writing, arithmetic, free choice, accessible activities, scoring, role played and commitment of parents. There was consensus on the main goals of early childhood practitioners, but many differences emerged between groups for beliefs, practice and training. The importance of high quality training for early childhood practitioners has been demonstrated. The Traditional group appeared to have the highest level of training and the practice is more often than not to maintain contact with current research more than the other two Montessori and PPA groups.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174924
ISSN: 0020-7187, 1878-4658
Article
Universal Preschool: Montessori Wary of Efforts in California, Florida
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 16, no. 4
Date: Summer 2004
Pages: 1, 16
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Universal Preschool - California Style
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 17, no. 1
Date: Fall 2004
Pages: 14-15
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
Article
Follow-up of Children from Academic and Cognitive Preschool Curricula at 12 and 16
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Exceptional Children, vol. 71, no. 3
Date: 2005
Pages: 301-317
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Abstract/Notes: We report here cognitive and academic outcome measures at ages 12 and 16 for approximately 80% of a sample of 205 children who had been randomly assigned to 2 programs for developmentally delayed preschoolers, Direct Instruction (DI) and Mediated Learning (ML). There were no main effect differences between programs, but there were aptitude-by-treatment interactions similar to those found earlier: initially lower functioning students benefited more from the ML program, whereas initially higher functioning students benefited more from the DI program. Multiple regression analyses suggested that lower scores on cognitive and academic achievement measures are associated with greater experience in special education, even controlling for preschool period ability measures, gender, and ethnicity. The challenges of interpreting this result are discussed.
Language: English
DOI: 10.1177/001440290507100306
ISSN: 0014-4029, 2163-5560
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Cognitive Control at Age 3: Evaluating Executive Functions in an Equitable Montessori Preschool
Available from: Frontiers in Education
Publication: Frontiers in Education, vol. 3
Date: Dec 7, 2018
Pages: Article 106
Cognitive development, Executive function, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools
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Abstract/Notes: Studies in cognitive neuroscience have shown that education practices can affect the development of executive functions (EF) in young children, although there is very little evidence on young preschool children. The present study aims to provide support for this endeavor, and consists of a quasi-experimental design with one-group pre-test/ post-test measures of cognitive control at age 3 in an urban public Montessori preschool. Three-year-olds (N = 23) in an authentic Montessori public preschool in Washington DC improved significantly on core EF measures (inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility) validated by the NIH Toolbox Early Childhood Cognition Battery, and the data revealed large effect sizes. Comparisons against NIH published norms revealed no selection bias. Performance on EF measures did not correlate with age but did correlate with amount of time between testing sessions, suggesting the possibility that experience, more than age, could have contributed to cognitive control growth. A controlled comparison between mixed-age and single-age classes revealed no differences in these EFs, raising the possibility that aspects of the environment other than the age composition are likely to contribute to growth. We propose that a potential contributor to EF growth is Montessori education, and more specifically, that this growth might be found in the design of interaction of the child with the environment. In particular, we discuss the design element called control of error, and consider why this element might be related to cognitive abilities such as inhibitory control. In current national discussions on the importance of equitable early childhood education, the synthesis of findings from neurocognitive studies has implications for children’s academic and life success.
Language: English
ISSN: 2504-284X