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Observation and Development: From Dr. Montessori's 1946 London Training Course

Available from: ERIC

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 41, no. 3

Pages: 413-419

Maria Montessori - Speeches, addresses, etc., Maria Montessori - Writings, Montessori training courses, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Trainings

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Abstract/Notes: This article exhorts the observer to take notice of the unconscious and conscious levels of the young child's absorbent mind (infant stare). Montessori notes the social awareness of young children and suggests that their amazing awareness of people, not merely their activities, is integral to observation. [Reprinted with permission from "AMI Communications 2" (1978): 2-5.]

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Dr. Montessori's Approach to Language in the Second Phase of the Child's Development

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2

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

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To Know the Place for the First Time: Why the Young Adolescent Benefits from the Development of the Pedagogy for the Older Adolescent

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 31, no. 1

Pages: 251–258

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Child Development Under Three: The Foundations of the Personality, the Family, and the Montessori Method

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 27, no. 1

Pages: 1-16

Early childhood education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Abstract/Notes: Characterizes the Montessori work serving the first 3 years by recounting its genesis; describes early Montessori toddler programs, and the emergence of infant communities internationally in the early 1970s. Highlights ways parents can be supportive of the "spiritual embryo" in cooperation with the school. Suggests how parent education invites parents to participate and observe their child's developmental turning points. (Author/KB)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Lifetime Development as Seen Through the First Three Years of Life

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 27, no. 1

Pages: 167-176

Caregivers - Family relationships, Child development, Children and adults, Early childhood education, Infants, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Parent and child, Personality development, Toddlers

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Abstract/Notes: Discusses how the behavior of Montessori professionals provides a model for the young children with whom they interact. Asserts that the most critical factor in creating an environment for young children is the attitudes of the adult working with them. Discusses the importance of transition periods and highlights toileting issues during transitions for toddlers. (KB)

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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The Montessori infant and the whole developmental continuum

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 1

Pages: 15-29

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Child Development Tips for Prenatal to Three: Insights and Suggestions from Montessori Teachers

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 1

Pages: 209–222

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Abstract/Notes: excerpt from One Hundred Child Development Tips

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Child Development Studies

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 1

Pages: 143-147

North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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The First Plane of Development

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 25, no. 3

Pages: 25-38

Early childhood education, Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson - Writings, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Abstract/Notes: Describes how the Absorbent Mind uses human tendencies during the first 6 years of life to construct one's own individual self. Maintains that the adult's task is to form the link between the child and the environment so that the human tendencies to explore, orient, order, work, repeat, control errors, be exact, create, invent, and communicate can operate freely.

Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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Universal Moral Development: The Basis for Human Unity and Peace

Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 1

Pages: 61–83

Child development, Ethics, Moral development, Moral education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals

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Language: English

ISSN: 1522-9734

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