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La concentrazione dell'attenzione e la sua portata nell'odierna pedagogia [The concentration of attention and its importance in today's pedagogy]
Book Title: Maria Montessori e il pensiero pedagogico contemporaneo [Maria Montessori and contemporary pedagogical thought]
Pages: 199-206
Conferences, Helene Helming - Writings, International Montessori Congress (11th, Rome, Italy, 26-28 September 1957)
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Abstract/Notes: This speech was delivered on September 27, 1957 at the 11th International Montessori Congress (Rome, Italy).
Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Vita dell'infanzia, 1959
Article
Nature Engagement and Students' Attention and Experience in School: A Proposal for New Research in Montessori Schools
Publication: NAMTA Bulletin
Date: May 2007
Pages: 1-5
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
Helping Children with Attentional Challenges in a Montessori Classroom: The Role of the Occupational Therapist
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 42, no. 2
Date: 2017
Pages: 287-352
Autism in children, Children with disabilities, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, People with disabilities
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Abstract/Notes: Barbabra Luborsky links the medical field and Montessori pedagogy to address atypical attention in children through the lens of the occupational therapist. She provides an overview of attention and sensory processing disorders and then informs about particular diagnoses, particularly ADHD and its comorbidity with other diagnoses. Her specific advice as to the role of a practitioner when faced with a struggling child is helpful to the individual teacher and to the entire school community, as addressing these challenges requires collaboration on the part of a number of adults. The second half of her article focuses on specific occupational therapy strategies to support children in a Montessori classroom and offers easily incorporated supplements and adaptations to the environment along with practical tools that can be used in any classroom by any practitioner. A bibliography is included. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Finding the Hook: Montessori Strategies to Support Concentration," October 6-9, 2016, in Columbia, MD.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Attention
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 41, no. 3
Date: 2016
Pages: 367-371
Maria Montessori - Writings, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: "The Advanced Montessori Method, Volume 1" was published in 1918 in English and is considered a seminal work along with "The Montessori Method." In the foreword to this book, Mario Montessori writes: "...the refulgent figure of the child, Dr. Montessori pointed out, who had found his own path to mental health, who spontaneously and joyfully had taken to learning at an early age, has caught the general attention anew." He refers to the immense power of auto-education and the dawning of a new science to bring a fuller understanding of all the traits of early childhood through observation including environment, attention, will, intelligence, and imagination. Attention refers to the stimulus that captures the child's focus or can be the attention propelled by an "internal impulse" or "spiritual hunger." It drives the child to repeat an exercise with attention fixed so intently from object to object that the initial learning brings a new kind of intense engagement. [Reprinted from "The Advanced Montessori Method, Volume 1" (1918). Kalakshetra Press (1965): 123-130. Reprinted with permission from Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Helping Children with Attentional Challenges in a Montessori Classroom: The Role of the Physician
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 42, no. 2
Date: 2017
Pages: 355-423
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Maureen Murphy-Ryan offers a clinical look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her thorough definition of ADHD and the diagnoses that may occur simultaneously offer teachers an awareness of what this could look like in a classroom. However, it is only with professional medical input that a true diagnosis can be made and appropriate interventions can be put in place. Behavioral interventions are outlined, as well as the extremely sensitive issue of medication. By partnering these support systems with the Montessori environment and creating a conversation that includes the needs of the child and family, there is a greater chance to successfully help children find their focus. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Finding the Hook: Montessori Strategies to Support Concentration," October 6-9, 2016, in Columbia, MD.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Helping Children with Attentional Challenges in the Montessori Classroom: Introduction
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 42, no. 2
Date: 2017
Pages: 263-285
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attention-deficit-disordered children, Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, People with disabilities
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Abstract/Notes: Catherine Nehring Massie provides important contextual information in considering children with attentional challenges. She discusses the prevalence of attentional challenges in today's culture and the contributing factors. She gives a general overview of the spectrum of attentional challenges and some of the indicators in children. Her history of Montessori and work with children facing attentional challenges provides a clearer understanding to the individual details and definitions as it builds upon years of work and observation. Critical to her article and those that follow is the link she draws between concentration (attention) and human development: "Attention lays the foundation for concentrated work--normalization of the child's personality." By partnering Montessori with medical knowledge, fostering focus and attentional development can be better achieved. [This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Finding the Hook: Montessori Strategies to Support Concentration," October 6-9, 2016, in Columbia, MD.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Fixing Attention and the Child's Psychic Development ([San Francisco, Panama Pacific International Exposition] Lecture 21: 22 September 1915)
Book Title: The California Lectures of Maria Montessori, 1915: Collected Speeches and Writings by Maria Montessori
Pages: 233-240
Americas, International Montessori Training Course (3rd [course 2], San Francisco, USA, August – November 1915), Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education - Study and teaching, Montessori method of education - Teacher training, North America, Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915, San Francisco, California), Teacher training, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-85109-296-3
Series: The Montessori Series , 15
Article
Enacting Attention: Concentration and Shared Focus in Montessori Classrooms
Available from: ProQuest
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 24, no. 4
Date: Winter 2012
Pages: 18-20,22-26
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Abstract/Notes: Concentration is a "sine qua non," a hallmark, of a Montessori Casa program. Yet, it happens that some children do not concentrate. They do not engage with the materials in the classic pattern of normalization. They are not challenged by ADD, ADHD, or a variant of sensory integration spectrum disorder. Instead of working alone, they prefer the company of others; they prefer to learn with others. One may wonder if their natural intelligence is interpersonal. Based on studies of brain development and findings from recent ethnographic research, this article describes a type of attention called "shared focus." Ethnographic research was conducted in Casa classrooms, located in four Montessori schools, during a 3-year period, beginning in 2008. The research involved observing classrooms and interviewing school staff, teachers, and children. "Children who do not concentrate" was a common concern raised by the teachers in those classrooms. A review of brain development research suggests concentration is a type of attention. Children may use a type of attention called shared focus when, for example, they laugh and run together on the playground, and when they leave their parents during morning arrival. Some children may also more naturally use this type of attention instead of concentration during the work period. (Contains 1 table.)
Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
Attention to Detail: Knobs for Hangers
Publication: Point of Interest, vol. 7, no. 3
Date: Nov 1996
Pages: 4
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Language: English
Article
Attention to Detail: Preparation of the Environment
Publication: Point of Interest, vol. 8, no. 2
Date: Oct 1997
Pages: 4
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Language: English