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Master's Thesis
Literacy Engagement and the Impacts on Literacy Development
Available from: MINDS@UW River Falls
Attention in children, Literacy, Montessori method of education
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Abstract/Notes: The most common reason for a person to partake in reading and writing is enjoyment which also provides intrinsic motivation. Students who have intrinsic motivation are more likely to be engaged and interact deeply in the literacy activity, which has shown to increase comprehension and higher reading achievement. Intrinsic motivation and engagement are vital in creating life-long readers and writers. Engaged literacy activities are both a goal of instruction and a pathway to achieve success. The purpose of this research project was to study the effects of engagement strategies and the use of social justice literature on literacy development. This study took place at a public Montessori school located in the Midwest. There was a total of twelve students which consisted of first and second graders aged six through eight years old. Over the span of the twelve-week study, the engagement strategies of experiential learning, interactive read-aloud, and interactive writing were implemented. Student behaviors, knowledge, and skills were assessed to place students on the Reading Developmental Continuum through observation and miscue analysis before and after the strategies were implemented to determine literacy growth in engagement, comprehension, and language-to-print connections. The results indicated growth in all three reading components. It also revealed an increase in students’ social justice awareness and sense of agency. This suggests that engagement strategies rooted in rich meaningful literature positively impact students’ literacy development.
Language: English
Published: River Falls, Wisconsin, 2021
Article
How Can We Help the Development of Number Concepts in Children? [Part 1 of 2]
Publication: The National Montessori Reporter, vol. 6, no. 3
Date: Aug 1982
Pages: 12, 14
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Language: English
Article
Montessori Education and Modern Psychology [Excerpts from Education for Human Development]
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 6, no. 2
Date: Apr 1993
Pages: 3–6
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Language: English
Article
The Montessori Paradigm for Administrators Linking Personal Development and Assessment
Publication: AMI/USA News
Date: Oct 1991
Pages: 3–4
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Language: English
Article
The Preparation and Continuing Development of the Montessori Teacher
Publication: AMI/USA News, vol. 7, no. 1
Date: Jan 1994
Pages: 3–5
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Language: English
Article
Classification development in Montessori classrooms
Publication: AMI Elementary Alumni Association Newsletter, vol. 12
Date: 1984
Pages: 1
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Language: English
Article
A Developmental Approach to Interpersonal and Moral Awareness in Young Children: Some Theoretical and Educational Implications of Levels of Social Perspective Taking
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 14, no. 2
Date: 1976
Pages: 1-15
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Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064
Article
Seton Day Care Center: An Infant Program at the New York Foundling Hospital and Center for Parent and Child Development
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 14, no. 1
Date: 1976
Pages: 1-11
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Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064
Undergraduate Thesis
Pengembangan Desain Mainan Balok Montessori untuk Usia 3-6 Tahun Berkonsep Multiplayer (Studi Kasus: Albata Islamic Montessori Preschool) [Design Development of Montessori Block Toys for Ages 3-6 Years with Multiplayer Concept (Case Study: Albata Islamic Montessori Preschool)]
Available from: Universitas Dinamika (Indonesia) - Institutional Repository
Asia, Australasia, Indonesia, Islamic Montessori method of education, Islamic education, Montessori method of education, Religious education, Southeast Asia
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Abstract/Notes: Perkembangan pada anak salah satunya adalah perkembangan motorik halus. Penguasaan motorik halus adalah salah satu yang penting bagi anak khususnya usia 3-6 tahun. Namun, tidak semua anak mempunyai kematangan yang sama untuk menguasai kemampuan motorik halus pada tahap yang sama. Perkembangan motorik halus pada anak salah satunya dipengaruhi faktor eksternal yaitu lingkungan. Metode pembelajaran Montessori merupakan salah satu metode yang mementingkan penyediaan lingkungan yang sesuai dengan tahap perkembangan anak. Penyediaan lingkungan yang sesuai diwujudkan melalui berdirinya sekolah-sekolah dengan metode pembelajaran Montessori, termasuk Albata Islamic Montessori Preschool. Bedanya, kelas di sekolah yang menggunakan Metode pembelajaran Montessori tidak mengelompokkan anak berdasarkan umur agar anak bisa saling mengajarkan dan bersosialisasi dengan baik, membentuk jiwa kepemimpinan anak, tanggung jawab dan kemandirian. Selain itu dalam metode ini, digunakan alat permainan edukatif yang sesuai dengan tahap perkembangan anak. Berdasarkan penjelasan diatas, dibutuhkan sarana pembelajaran motorik halus berupa mainan montessori yang dapat dimainkan anak usia 3-6 tahun secara bersama-sama atau multiplayer. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif, data bersumber dari observasi, wawancara dan studi literatur. Salah satu mainan Montessori yang umum digunakan untuk melatih motorik halus adalah mainan balok. Perbedaan mainan balok yang dikembangkan peneliti dibanding penelitian serupa sebelumnya yaitu dalam segi fungsi dan cara bermain. Sementara material menggunakan kayu dengan finishing yang menyesuaikan fungsi yaitu HPL putih glossy digunakan untuk menggambar, menulis pada permukaan balok. Hasil penelitian berupa Mainan Balok Montessori multiplayer yang memiliki nilai kebaruan dari segi fungsi yaitu digunakan untuk melatih motorik halus khususnya aktifitas yang bersifat practical life dan dari segi cara bermain menggunakan konsep multiplayer yang sesuai dengan perkembangan psikologis usia 3-6 tahun.
Language: Indonesian
Published: Surabaya, Indonesia, 2022
Book Section
Maria Montessori and the Autonomous Development of Children [Chapter 11]
Book Title: Women Curriculum Theorists: Power, Knowledge and Subjectivity
Pages: 148-160
Maria Montessori - Biographic sources, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Language: English
Published: New York: Routledge, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-00-328931-9