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Article
Proverbs and Formulaic Sequences in the Language of Elderly People with Dementia
Available from: SAGE Journals
Publication: Dementia, vol. 10, no. 4
Date: 2011
Pages: 603-623
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Gerontology, Montessori method of education, Montessori therapy, Montessori-Based Dementia Programming (MBDP), Montessori-based interventions (MBI)
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Abstract/Notes: Some types of formulaic (routine and familiar) language seem to remain fairly intact in people with language and memory disturbances, making it a useful tool fo...
Language: English
ISSN: 1741-2684, 1471-3012
Article
Language: The Basis of Culture
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 17–34
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Language: The Song of Life
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 3
Date: 2009
Pages: 91–115
Language development, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Doctoral Dissertation
Listening to Young Learners: Applying the Montessori Method to English as an Additional Language (EAL) Education
Available from: British Library - EthOS
Language education, Montessori method of education, Second language education
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Abstract/Notes: With the current immigration and migration trends in Europe and worldwide, English as an Additional Language (EAL) education is becoming a prominent area of educational research. The discourse around EAL and social justice education has, until now, largely focused on primary, secondary, and post compulsory aged students. Preschool aged EAL children have been left out of the academic discourse. Pedagogical approaches need to be explored to marry EAL and social justice for preschool children. Maria Montessori’s pedagogical approach may be able to achieve this unity without compromising the language development that is desired. The following study is a piece of action research, applying the Montessori Method to a group of nine EAL children in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. The data gathered suggests that applying Montessori’s approach to EAL education, that of listening to the child and being attentive to hisher needs, gives autonomy to the student, and can promote social justice in preschool EAL education. Listening to the child occurs through ‘observation’ (attentiveness to the child), critical reflection of practice, and experimentation in education. In this way each child receives a customized education that has, at its foundation, respect for the child. Using ‘observation,’ field notes, and researcher reflections, it became apparent that young children are able to communicate their educational needs. TESOL outcomes were used to monitor the rate at which English was learned. Each language journey was vastly different, but regardless of the initial outcomes met, all children demonstrated increases in their comprehension and spoken English. It is important to recognize that children must be listened to and should be considered valued members in their education. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/40
Language: English
Published: Lancashire, England, 2017
Article
The NAMTA Montessori Bibliography: A Bibliography of Sources in the English Language, 1909-1993. Second Edition
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 19, no. 3
Date: Summer 1994
Bibliographies, Mary Maher Boehnlein - Writings, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Catalogs Montessori citations in the literature. References are divided by 89 topic areas, including classroom management; evaluation, testing, assessment; bilingual education; gifted and talented education; Head Start; history-social studies; language arts; mathematics; Montessori method; parent education; practical life; reviews of research; standards; and television. Each topic section contains a brief description of the type of material cited.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Doctoral Dissertation (Ed.D.)
Comparison of the Application of Maria Montessori's Language Arts Ideas and Practices in Two Periods of Development in the United States: 1909-1921 and 1953-1963
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
Americas, Language acquisition, Language development, Language education, Maria Montessori - Philosophy, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, United States of America
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Abstract/Notes: Maria Montessori's work is intimately grounded in her detailed teaching practices and the logic of their sequence, along with their underlying ideas and values, particularly in the area of language arts. There are no studies, however, which comprehensively analyze her language arts curriculum for children from three to seven as it was applied by the practitioners who fostered, interpreted, and promoted her work in America in two periods of its popularity: 1909-1921 and 1953-1963. This lack of comprehensive analysis blurs the fundamental identity and contextual coherence of Montessori's work and obscures the significant and ongoing contribution made to American education through her language arts curriculum. An analysis of Montessori's published work and those written about her was made in order to achieve a description of her language arts curriculum for the purpose of comparing her work to that of her American sponsors. To determine how Montessori's curriculum was interpreted and applied, the literature on the history of the Montessori movement was reviewed and five leaders were identified: Ann George, Alexander Graham Bell, Clara Craig, Helen Parkhurst, and Nancy McCormick Rambusch. Their writings and other primary sources were analyzed with reference to Montessori's curriculum. In some cases interviews were conducted and Montessori classrooms were observed over an extended period of time. The analysis of the activity of the leaders, within their contemporary social and educational settings revealed how Montessori's curriculum became detached from her original experimental context and was reshaped because of lack of understanding or of agreement with the sys~ tematic purpose of her educational material in the development of language arts skills, and because of varying intentions and views on how and what children should learn. The findings of the study also contribute to existing studies on the reasons for the decline of Montessori's practices by the end of the first period, and for success in the revival of her work in the second period. In addition, conclusions contribute to the unified body of knowledge needed to thoroughly identify the Montessori educational model practiced and researched by educators.
Language: English
Published: Durham, North Carolina, 1984
Book Section
La musica come linguaggio [Music as a language]
Book Title: Convegno nazionale sull'educazione dell'infanzia: atti [National conference on childhood education: proceedings]
Pages: 97-102
Conferences, Music - Instruction and study
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Ente Opera Montessori, 1953
Article
Language and the Child under Three: Transitions to Primary Class
Publication: NAMTA Bulletin
Date: Mar 2004
Pages: 6-15
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
Computers, Language Development, and Literacy and the Preschool Level
Publication: NAMTA Bulletin
Date: Mar 1999
Pages: 1-5
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
Language Unfolding in the Child
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 17, no. 1
Date: Fall/Winter 1991
Pages: 31–56
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734