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Master's Thesis
Background Music in a Montessori Classroom: Does Music Help Children Focus During the Work Cycle in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom?
Available from: MINDS@UW River Falls
Classroom environments, Early childhood care and education, Learning environments, Montessori method of education, Music and children, Three-hour work cycle, Work periods
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Abstract/Notes: This action research project was created to study the different behaviors (focused and unfocused) that occurred when different types of music were played in the background of an early childhood Montessori classroom. The study took place at a private Montessori school located in the southeastern part of Wisconsin. There was a total of 26 children in the classroom which consisted of grades 3K through Kindergarten, with ages ranging between two and a half to six-years old. Over a six-week period, three different music conditions were implemented (two weeks at a time) into the background of the classroom environment; no music, classical music and Disney music. Focused and unfocused behaviors were observed and documented during each music condition. Quantitative and qualitative data collections were used and then analyzed to determine if music aids or deters a child’s focus. The results of the study showed that music does aid in helping a child focus during the work cycle of an early childhood Montessori classroom; specifically, the three-year olds showed the most increase in focused behavior when music played in the background. The effects of music on independent versus group work was also considered during this action research project as well as how to determine which music to include or avoid when playing music in the background of an early childhood classroom.
Language: English
Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2020
Article
The Early Childhood Montessori Pedagogy: Practices and Challenges in Pupils’ Cognitive Development in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania
Available from: Research and Scientific Innovation Society
Publication: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, vol. 7, no. 3
Date: Mar 2023
Pages: 228-245
Africa, Cognitive development, Early childhood care and education, Early childhood education, East Africa, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania
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Abstract/Notes: The Montessori educational method has seen great success in recent years. The media portrays this method in a very favourable
Language: English
ISSN: 2454-6186
Article
Montessori Early Childhood Education in the Public Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 39, no. 2
Date: Spring 2014
Pages: 61-90
Americas, Cornerstone Montessori School (St. Paul, Minnesota), Crossway Community Montessori School (Kensington, Maryland), Family Star Montessori School (Denver, Colorado), North America, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Janet Begin's paper is based on the recognition and recent discussion of early childhood education in America. Her research touches on the challenges of implementing Montessori birth-to-six programs at Cornerstone Montessori School, Crossway Community Montessori School, East Dallas Community Schools, and Family Star Montessori School. She examines program start-up, funding, regulations and oversight, staffing, and training in a complete summary that points to the next steps in Montessori advocacy. Based on the facts of each program, she covers common aims and perils and, most important, demonstrates the viability and success of the comprehensive family approaches at these schools.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Early Childhood Principles: An Aid to Adolescent Practice
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 3
Date: 2008
Pages: 19–29
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Montessori and Early Childhood Education: A Contemporary Perspective
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 25, no. 1
Date: 2000
Pages: 217–230
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Montessori in Early Childhood: Positive Outcomes Along Social, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional Dimensions
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 25, no. 2
Date: 2000
Pages: 27-59
Child development, Cognitive development, Early childhood education, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Describes in operational terms the benefits of Montessori's developmental perspective for children from birth to 3 years, and from 3 to 6 years. Identifies optimal outcomes for social, moral, cognitive, and emotional development to be used in educational and psychological research and for child assessment. (KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Early Childhood to Adolescence:Community as Oasis:
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 39, no. 1
Date: Winter 2014
Pages: 1–4
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Preface to Journal
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Child-Initiated Activity: How Important Is It in Early Childhood Education?
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 12, no. 2
Date: 1987
Pages: 74–84
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Reshaping Early Childhood Intervention to Be a More Effective Weapon against Poverty
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 19, no. 1
Date: Fall/Winter 1994
Pages: 107-119
Early childhood education, Educational change, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses successes and problems of Head Start. Suggests that Head Start's difficulties relate to its implementation, not its design. Proposes increasing the effectiveness of Head Start through a series of reform strategies that relate to interventions that address the needs of children in child care, preschool children, and school-age children.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Book
Montessori and Early Childhood: A Guide for Students
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Language: English
Published: London, England: Sage Pubications, 2010