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Article
Montessori's Concept of Personality: The Development of Inner Peace
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1
Date: Fall 1985
Pages: 35-39
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
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The Development Crisis of the First Three Years
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 27, no. 1
Date: 2002
Pages: 118-133
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Stages of development
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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The Development of Coordinated Movement
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 27, no. 1
Date: 2002
Pages: 91-117
Autonomy in children, Child development, Classroom environments, Early childhood education, Motor ability in children, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Prepared environment, Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro - Writings
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses stages of movement in the first 3 years of life with a philosophical dimension regarding evolutionary aspects of movement as first manifestation of "will." Describes how the early childhood environment is prepared to allow for movement and the connection between movement and brain development. Discusses the contribution of movement to personal knowledge, including self-esteem and autonomy. (Author/KB)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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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
Date: 2016
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
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
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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
Date: 2006
Pages: 251–258
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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Work of the Hand Through the Curriculum and Across the Planes of Development: A Compilation of Creative Ideas
Available from: ERIC
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 38, no. 2
Date: 2013
Pages: 109–119
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: This article and the one that follows, "Quilt-Making in the Elementary Class" (EJ1077043), emerge from Mountain Laurel Montessori School and provide examples of the intrinsic links between the hand and academic lessons. This article features a compilation of artful recipes for young children (Soap Sculpting Clay, Easy Flour Paste, Face Paint, Homemade Sidewalk Chalk, and Great Fun Dough), craft activities (Sponge/Potato Printing, Felt Bead Necklace, Multi-Medium Collage, and Coffee Filter Flowers), as well as primary sewing activities (Preliminary Sewing Lessons, Greeting Card Lacing--for youngest children, Plastic Canvas Decorations--for older children, and Felt Pouches). Elementary activities such as Work Pouches, Prepositional Phrases, Pyramid with Name Research, Bilateral Symmetry and Names of Triangles, and Paper Quilts from Timeline of Life are also described. The article concludes with examples of adolescent projects (Timeline of Humanities Projects, Tree--World Religions Humanities Project, and Inventions--Simple Machines Occupation Project). [This article was written by the Teachers and Students of Mountain Laurel Montessori School.]
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
Date: 2002
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
Article
The Montessori infant and the whole developmental continuum
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 34, no. 1
Date: 2009
Pages: 15-29
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
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The Four Planes of Social Development: How to Move from a Little Child to World Peace
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 33, no. 1
Date: Winter 2008
Pages: 43–60
Child development, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734