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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
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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
Article
Why the Extended Work Period Is Central to Montessori Elementary Pedagogy
Publication: Communications (Association Montessori Internationale, 195?-2008), vol. 2003, no. 2-3
Date: 2003
Pages: 52–57
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Language: English
ISSN: 0519-0959
Article
Elementary: Uninterrupted Work Period: Deliberations of the Task Force
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 16, no. 1
Date: Mar 2003
Pages: 2
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Language: English
Book Section
La scuola elementare e il problema sociale [Elementary school and the social problem]
Book Title: Convegno sui problemi dell'educazione infantile nella vita industriale: atti [Conference on the problems of childhood education in industrial life: proceedings]
Pages: 50-68
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Ente Opera Montessori, 1956
Book Section
La scuola elementare modello alla Fiera di Messina [The model elementary school at the Messina Fair]
Book Title: L'orientamento professionale come educazione civica: atti del 5. Congresso nazionale Montessori, Messina, 19-21 settembre 1959 [Professional guidance as civic education: proceedings of the 5th Montessori National Congress, Messina, 19-21 September 1959]
Pages: 243-247
Conferences, Europe, Italy, Southern Europe
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Vita dell'infanzia, 1960
Book
Il metodo Montessori nella scuola elementare [The Montessori method in elementary school]
Marziola Pignatari - Writings, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Failli, [1965]
Article
Montessori Approaches to the Classics for Elementary Study: The Keepers of Alexandria
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 3
Date: 2009
Pages: 141–171
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Elementary Child's Place in the Natural World
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 30, no. 1
Date: 2005
Pages: 107–113
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Elementary Child's Place in the Natural World
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 1
Date: 2013
Pages: 147-150
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Phoebe Allen's article speaks for the early bonding of children to the natural world prior to the elementary class. She also suggests the continuing exploration of children at elementary age in the outdoors in order to build the necessary sense of wonder and love of the environment to overcome anxiety over the negative realities of the planet's future. The message is emphatic: Nature teaches best of all; inspire hope, not despair. [Reprinted from "The NAMTA Journal" 30,1 (2005, Winter): 107-113. This talk was presented at the NAMTA conference titled "Montessori Places: Stepping Stones to Society and the World," Austin, TX, October 14-17, 2004.]
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Right Use of Intelligence in the Montessori Elementary Classroom
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 30, no. 2
Date: 2005
Pages: 61–70
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734