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Article
Evolving Language: From Child to Human Species
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 99-119
Early childhood education, Language acquisition, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Examines similarities between human evolution of language and the development of child's language, including the gradual building of sentence, the use of gestures, and the introduction of symbols. Discusses principles of human uniqueness, brain development, and the internal mechanisms for language stages, and offers conclusions similar to Montessori's psychology of language. (Author/TJQ)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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
Master's Thesis (M.A.)
Montessori in the South Bronx: Considering Advantages for English Language Learners and Examining Tensions in New York City’s First and Only Montessori Public School
Available from: American Montessori Society
Americas, Language acquisition, Language development, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: New York City, New York, 2016
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
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
Article
Building Spoken Language in the First Plane
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 41, no. 1
Date: 2016
Pages: 37-49
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Through a strong Montessori orientation to the parameters of spoken language, Joen Bettmann makes the case for "materializing" spoken knowledge using the stimulation of real objects and real situations that promote mature discussion around the sensorial aspect of the prepared environment. She lists specific materials in the classroom that can be used to raise vocabulary through eliciting interest in the naming of things and that can be integrated into the three-period lesson, classified cards, guessing games, songs, and social language.
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734