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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
Early Childhood Unity: Proceed with Caution
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 21, no. 1
Date: Fall 2008
Pages: 24
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Abstract/Notes: Review of Ready or Not, Leadership Choices in Early Care and Education by S. G. Goffin and V. Washington.
Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Working With Other Early Childhood Educators
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 10, no. 2
Date: Winter 1998
Pages: 10
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Interview: B.J. Ciszek: A Key National Link Between Montessorians and Other Early Childhood Educators Sees Challenges and Possibilities
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 10, no. 2
Date: Winter 1998
Pages: 11-12
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Trendwatch: Where Early Childhood Ed Is Heading
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 12, no. 1
Date: Fall 1999
Pages: 8
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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
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Building Bridges in Washington State: PNMA Models Inclusiveness among Montessorians, and with Other Early Childhood Educators
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 15, no. 1
Date: Fall 2002
Pages: 1, 19
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Abstract/Notes: Pacific Northwest Montessori Association (PNMA)
Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Standards for Early Childhood Educators
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 17, no. 1
Date: Fall 2004
Pages: 19
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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Early Childhood Leaders (Without Montessorians) Criticize U.S. Policy
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: Public School Montessorian, vol. 18, no. 2
Date: Winter 2006
Pages: 8
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Language: English
ISSN: 1071-6246
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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