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Master's Thesis
A Comparison of Reading Attainment in Two First Grade Classes in a State and a Montessori School in Switzerland
Available from: Massey University - Theses and Dissertations
Comparative education, Europe, Montessori method of education, Montessori schools, Switzerland, Western Europe
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Abstract/Notes: The main purpose of this study is to examine whether the age at which children start to learn to read affects their later progress - specifically, whether an earlier start at reading gives children an advantage when they enter first grade at the age of six years. The study was conducted in Zürich, Switzerland, and compared a first grade class in a local school with two first grade classes in a Montessori school. There were 42 participants aged between six and seven years, 22 girls and 20 boys. The children were given a series of alphabet knowledge, reading and phoneme tests at the beginning and end of the year to measure the reading progress of each group. It was found that although the Montessori children who had already attended the Montessori kindergarten had an advantage over the local children, this advantage was only significant for alphabet knowledge, and was not translated into a significant advantage in either phonemic awareness or reading ability. Reasons for this were considered including the relative efficiency with which children learned to read in German at the local school, possible failings in the Montessori instruction, and the fact that many of the local children had already learned to read at home before starting school something that may be related to the high socioeconomic status (SES) and home literacy environment (HLE) of both groups.
Language: English
Published: Palmerston North, New Zealand, 2015
Article
Starry Night: Good Addition to Any Elementary School's Software
Publication: Montessori Life, vol. 10, no. 2
Date: 1998
Pages: 13
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Language: English
ISSN: 1054-0040
Article
The Montessori Schools in Rome
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: World's Work (London), vol. 19, no. 111
Date: Feb 1912
Pages: 250-265
Europe, Italy, Montessori method of education, Southern Europe
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Language: English
Thesis
Montessori školy na malém městě / Montessori school in a small town
Available from: Univerzita Karlova Institutional Repository
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Abstract/Notes: Diplomová práce zkoumá úlohu Montessori škol na malém městě. Ve velkých městech je nabídka vzdělávacích příležitostí pestřejší, na malém městě představují Montessori školy často jedinou alternativu k běžné základní škole. Pro účel výzkumu byl zvolen kvalitativní design vícepřípadové studie. Předmětem šetření byly dvě školy. Prostřednictvím hloubkových rozhovorů s pěti rodiči, čtyřmi učiteli a dvěma zakladatelkami škol byla zjišťována prvotní očekávání a jejich naplnění z pohledu všech skupin respondentů. Rodiče od školy očekávají vstřícné a bezpečné prostředí, individuální přístup, respekt k dítěti, kooperativní prostředí, podnětný způsob výuky, podporu vnitřní motivace dětí, svobodu a zároveň odpovědnost. Očekávání učitelů spočívala v možnosti uplatnit alternativní způsoby výuky s ohledem na individualitu žáka, respektující přístup a spolupracující kolektiv. Zakladatelky chtěly vytvořit přívětivou školu založenou na principech Marie Montessori, která bude finančně dostupná pro běžné rodiny a bude moci díky důrazu na individuální přístup poskytnout kvalitní vzdělání širokému spektru dětí, včetně těch s individuálními potřebami. Očekávání všech tří skupin respondentů byla naplněna, což potvrdila i konzistence v jejich odpovědích. Úloha Montessori škol na malých městech je zásadní z několika důvodů: nabízejí možnost volby, poskytují kvalitní vzdělávání všem dětem, mají inkluzivní charakter, vyvíjejí nepřímo tlak na zlepšení ostatních škol v regionu, které usilují o zachování konkurenceschopnosti. / The diploma thesis describes the role of Montessori schools in a small town. In large cities, the range of educational opportunities is more varied; in a small town, Montessori schools are often the only alternative to regular primary schools. For the purpose of the research, the qualitative design of the multi-case study was chosen. Two schools participated in the research. Through in-depth interviews with five parents, four teachers and two school founders, initial expectations and their fulfillment were identified from the perspective of all groups of respondents. Parents expect a friendly and safe environment, an individual approach, and respect for the child, a cooperative environment, a stimulating way of teaching, support for the children's internal motivation, freedom and responsibility at the same time. Teachers' expectations consisted in the possibility of applying alternative ways of teaching with regard to the individuality of the pupil, respecting the approach and cooperating team. The founders wanted to create a friendly school based on the principles of Maria Montessori, which will be affordable for ordinary families and will be able to provide quality education to a wide range of children, including those with special needs. The expectations of all three groups of respondents were met, which was confirmed by the consistency in their answers. The role of Montessori schools in small towns is crucial for several reasons: they offer choice, provide quality education, they are inclusive, and they indirectly put pressure on other schools in the region to strive to remain competitive.
Language: Czech
Published: Prague, Czechia, 2021
Article
An Excellent Start for Montessori Schools
Publication: Montessori Education, vol. 8, no. 6
Date: 1998
Pages: 3
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Abstract/Notes: Government "desirable outcomes" for nurseries
Language: English
ISSN: 1354-1498
Book Section
Montessori in Public Schools: Interdependence of the Culture of the School, the Context of the Classroom, and the Content of the Curriculum
Available from: Books to Borrow @ Internet Archive
Book Title: Montessori in Contemporary American Culture
Pages: 229-237
Americas, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., North America, Public Montessori, United States of America
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Language: English
Published: Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann, 1992
ISBN: 0-435-08709-6 978-0-435-08709-8
Long term effects of Montessori schooling: a selected group of ex-Montessori preschool pupils studied at primary and secondary school level
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Language: English
Published: Dublin, Ireland, 1974
Article
Orientatie-Weekend in de Montessorischool 'Waalsdorp'
Available from: Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archives)
Publication: Montessori Opvoeding, no. 5
Date: 1964
Pages: 5
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Language: Dutch
Book Section
Lebensraum Ganztagsschule - Ganzheitliche Bildung zwischen Freiheit und Bindung [Living space all-day school: holistic education between freedom and attachment]
Book Title: 100 Jahre Montessori-Kinderhaus Geschichte und Aktualität eines pädagogischen Konzepts [100 Years of the Montessori Children's Home: History and Topicality of an Educational Concept]
Pages: 320-335
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Language: German
Published: Berlin, Germany: LIT Verlag, 2009
ISBN: 978-3-8258-1650-6
Series: Impulse der Reformpädagogik , 24
Article
Going to Montessori School
Publication: Montessori Society Review, vol. 19
Date: 2007
Pages: 25–27
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Language: English