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Hands On Learning
Publication: Montessori Voices [Montessori Aotearoa New Zealand], vol. 50
Date: Jun 2008
Pages: 6
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Abstract/Notes: stamp game, color box, dressing frames, grammar symbols
Language: English
ISSN: 1178-6213, 2744-662X
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The Possibility of Learning Written Language in Early Infancy
Publication: MoRE Montessori Research Europe newsletter
Date: 2003
Pages: 5
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Abstract/Notes: "MORE Abstracts 2003? This work examines the early possibility of written language acquisition and describes a direct experience. In the London course of 1946, Maria Montessori said that the letters of the alphabet should be in children’s bedrooms from very early on and that she would also like to have floating letters in order to use them at children bath time. The composition of words is the precursory act of the super-language we call “reading and writing” and must not necessarily boil down to the mere writing and reading activity itself. Indeed, for Maria Montessori, “it is worth separating this act which can be clearly independent of its higher utilizations”. On the suggestion of a Montessori teacher of unquestionable experience, polished letters were presented to a one-year-old child. The great interest the child showed for this material seems to confirm the “hunger for words” that is typical of this phase, already described by Montessori and then confirmed by Nobel prize-winner John Eccles. The child we observed also showed he could use this material almost immediately to compose words like zio (“uncle”), cane (“dog”), his own name, Raul, and others besides. However, when he tried to compose the word gatto (“cat”), he found himself in insurmountable difficulty and turned to an adult saying, “No, gato no, gatto”, showing he clearly understood the sounds making up the word and thus the letters needed to compose it (gatto). This impossibility was connected to the fact that the polished letters have only one example of each letter. Therefore, a system of mobile alphabet letters was introduced so that the child could continue his fascinating work of word composition which greatly interested him. A study is being made in some child communities, in cooperation with the Montessori Studies Centre, in order to repeat this observation and to finally heed Maria Montessori’s recommendation: “Education must start at birth and the first two years are the most important for all the acquisitions of the psychic embryo”.
Language: English
ISSN: 2281-8375
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Learning to Count
Publication: Montessori International, vol. 9, no. 5
Date: 1999
Pages: 14
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Language: English
ISSN: 1470-8647
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Twenty Keys to Home Learning
Publication: Montessori Courier, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: Jun 1993
Pages: 18–19
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Language: English
ISSN: 0959-4108
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Learning to Observe
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 8, no. 4
Date: 1996
Pages: 20–21
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
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Montessori Teachers Adapt to Distance Learning
Available from: MontessoriPublic
Publication: Montessori Public, vol. 5, no. 2
Date: Winter 2021
Pages: 14-15
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Language: English
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A Harvest of Learning for a Multiage Class
Available from: ASCD
Publication: Educational Leadership, vol. 53, no. 1
Date: Sep 1995
Pages: 58-61
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Abstract/Notes: For the past four years, a multiage class in Maine has been involved in a pumpkin-growing and -marketing enterprise--a project involving real work and problem solving. Begun with a seed grant, the project raises money for field trips and nonessential teaching materials. Working cooperatively forges strong bonds among children, teachers, and parents. (MLH)
Language: English
ISSN: 0013-1784, 1943-5878
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Significant Books; Learning How To Learn, An American Approach to Montessori. Nancy McCormick Rambusch
Available from: ASCD
Publication: Educational Leadership, vol. 20, no. 2
Date: Nov 1962
Pages: 137, 139, 141, 143
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Language: English
ISSN: 0013-1784, 1943-5878
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How Do I Know If My Child is Learning
Available from: White Paper Press
Publication: Montessori White Papers, vol. 1
Date: 2015
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Language: English
Article
Start Right–The Importance of Early Learning
Publication: Montessori Society Review, vol. 5
Date: 1994
Pages: 28–29
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Abstract/Notes: Review of report by this title by Christopher Ball
Language: English