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Master's Thesis (M.S. In Applied Linguistics)
Montessori Classrooms in Australia: An English as an International Language Perspective
Available from: American Montessori Society
Australasia, Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Classroom environments, Montessori method of education, Oceania
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Language: English
Published: Melbourne, Australia, 2015
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
A Comparison Study: The Impacts of Montessori and Conventional Elementary Standards-Based Language Arts Curricula on Preschool Students’ Phonemic Awareness and Reading Readiness Skills
Available from: OhioLINK ETD Center
Comparative education, Curricula, Language acquisition - Phonetics, Preschool education, Reading
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Abstract/Notes: Preschools have become an important beginning step in education. This sequential mixed methods study sought to determine if the Montessori preschool setting provides greater academic achievement in reading readiness, specifically phonemic awareness, in preschoolers as compared to a conventional elementary standards-based preschool setting. Social constructivist theory and sociocultural theory were used as theoretical frameworks. Qualitative data was comprised of interviews with kindergarten teachers who agreed unanimously that preschool had a positive impact on students’ academic ability upon entrance to kindergarten. However, all four teachers had a negative connotation pertaining to Montessori students and the Montessori Method based solely on students’ behavior and students’ lack of conformity. For the quantitative data, multiple two sample t-tests were conducted to determine the effect of preschool experience on all 90 participants’ reading readiness scores upon entrance to kindergarten based upon DIBELS FSF and PSF and their KRA assessment scores, while taking socio-economic status into consideration. T-tests were used to compare the results from 30 Montessori students, 30 conventional standards-based elementary students, and 30 students with no preschool experience. All three sub-groups were matched equally based on socio-economic status. Montessori students outperformed the other two school groups on all three assessments. The difference in scores when separating Montessori students by socio-economic status is the most significant finding to come from this study. Montessori students considered low income had statistically lower scores on all three assessments when compared to Montessori students who are not considered low income.
Language: English
Published: Findlay, Ohio, 2019
Book Section
The Development of Language [Lecture 8; 20 September 1946]
Book Title: The 1946 London Lectures
Pages: 54-62
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2018
ISBN: 978-90-79506-00-2
Series: The Montessori Series , 17
Article
Second Language
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1
Date: Spring 1985
Pages: 12-15
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
Dr. Montessori's Approach to Language in the Second Phase of the Child's Development
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 73-82
Language acquisition, Language arts, Mario M. Montessori - Writings, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Reading, Writing
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses exercises enabling teachers to help 6-year-olds complete the path to total reading and spontaneous writing. The foundation of the exercises is to help children analyze words into sounds; relate the symbols of the alphabet with the sounds using sandpaper letters; and acquire the physical ability to reproduce the letters in writing. (TJQ)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
A Mathematician Explores the Gap Between Stories and Statistics, Logic and Language
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 163-183
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Language Delays: What Do I Do Now?
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 65-82
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Art of Spoken Language in the Children's House
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 36, no. 3
Date: 2011
Pages: 69–84
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
'Homo Loquens': Language in the Context of Cosmic Education
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 83-96
Cosmic education, Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson - Writings, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses language in the context of human development and civilization, examining a limitless field of studies and observations including the absorbent mind, the acquisition of language and grammatical structure, the linguistic capacity for abstract thought, the power of language and world community, the role of language and human uniqueness, and the study of language itself. (Author/TJQ)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Hand-Thought-Language Nexus
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 25, no. 2
Date: 2000
Pages: 157-83
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses cognitive scientists' and psycholinguists' theories of the origins of consciousness and linguistic expression. Suggests that the hand is key in the development of human intelligence and in the origin of language. Maintains that the mutual influence of hand and brain reveals the subtleties of cause and effect, stories, and the organization of human language. (KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734