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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
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
Book Section
Language
Book Title: What You Should Know About Your Child
Pages: 25-30
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Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company, 2007
ISBN: 978-90-79506-24-8
Series: Montessori Series , 4
Article
The Case for Teaching Foreign Language in the Total Montessori Environment
Publication: NAMTA Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1
Date: Spring 1985
Pages: 12-15
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
Article
Language Acquisition
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 1-7
Early childhood education, Infants, Language acquisition, Montessori method of education, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals, Parent and child, Second language acquisition, Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro - Writings
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses pre-linguistic and linguistic stages of language acquisition that are part of a continuum of receptivity and communication every child experiences in the first 3 years of life. Suggests parents assist language development by being sympathetic to each developmental turning point, providing the right emotional climate for expression, and providing the infant's brain with rich linguistic experiences. (TJQ)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
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
Article
A Mathematician Explores the Gap Between Stories and Statistics, Logic and Language
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 163-183
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
Language Delays: What Do I Do Now?
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 35, no. 2
Date: 2010
Pages: 65-82
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
The Art of Spoken Language in the Children's House
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 36, no. 3
Date: 2011
Pages: 69–84
North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734
Article
'Homo Loquens': Language in the Context of Cosmic Education
Publication: NAMTA Journal, vol. 26, no. 2
Date: 2001
Pages: 83-96
Cosmic education, Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson - Writings, North American Montessori Teachers' Association (NAMTA) - Periodicals
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Abstract/Notes: Discusses language in the context of human development and civilization, examining a limitless field of studies and observations including the absorbent mind, the acquisition of language and grammatical structure, the linguistic capacity for abstract thought, the power of language and world community, the role of language and human uniqueness, and the study of language itself. (Author/TJQ)
Language: English
ISSN: 1522-9734