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Montessori Method for Strengthening Communication Skills in English as a Foreign Language in Young Children / Método Montessori para el Fortalecimiento de las Habilidades de Comunicación en Inglés como Lengua Extranjera en Niños Pequeños
Available from: European Journal of English Language Teaching
Publication: European Journal of English Language Teaching, vol. 7, no. 1
Date: 2022
Pages: 104-126
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Abstract/Notes: This work aims to strengthen the communication skills in English as a Foreign Language of young children in Ecuadorian elementary schools. It used the action research method and a combination of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The sample consists of 10 children of the second grade of elementary school and their parents. All they have permanent residence in the province of Manabi, Ecuador. The researcher team designed an educational intervention based on the Montessori Methodology to improve participants’ communication skills in English as a Foreign Language. The educational intervention lasted 6 months and used the contains of the second grade of the elementary education curriculum of Ecuador. The instruments used for data collection were in-deep interviews, class observation, and the vocabulary acquisition test of Windi (2017). The results showed that all participants improved in 3-4 points their scores of English communication skills from pre-test in comparison to post-test. It concluded that 100% of young children that participated in this research improved their communication skills in English as a Foreign Language when supported the instruction with Montessori Methodology. / Este trabajo tiene como objetivo fortalecer las habilidades de comunicación en inglés como lengua extranjera de los niños pequeños en las escuelas primarias ecuatorianas. Utilizó el método de investigación de acción y una combinación de enfoques de investigación cualitativos y cuantitativos. La muestra está compuesta por 10 niños del segundo grado de primaria y sus padres. Todos ellos tienen residencia permanente en la provincia de Manabí, Ecuador. El equipo de investigadores diseñó una intervención educativa basada en la Metodología Montessori para mejorar las habilidades comunicativas de los participantes en inglés como lengua extranjera. La intervención educativa tuvo una duración de 6 meses y utilizó los contenidos del segundo grado del currículo de educación básica del Ecuador. Los instrumentos utilizados para la recolección de datos fueron entrevistas en profundidad, observación de clases y la prueba de adquisición de vocabulario de Wendi (2017). Los resultados mostraron que todos los participantes mejoraron en 3-4 puntos sus puntajes de habilidades de comunicación en inglés desde la prueba previa en comparación con la prueba posterior. Se concluyó que el 100% de los niños pequeños que participaron en esta investigación mejoraron sus habilidades comunicativas en inglés como lengua extranjera cuando se apoyó en la instrucción con la Metodología Montessori.
Language: English
ISSN: 2501-7136
Article
Earthworms: A Science Activity for Young Children
Available from: University of Connecticut Libraries - American Montessori Society Records
Publication: The Constructive Triangle (1974-1989), vol. 12, no. 4
Date: Fall 1985
Pages: 26
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Language: English
ISSN: 0010-700X
Book Section
La formazione delle insegnanti montessoriane delle Case dei Bambini [The training of Montessori teachers of the Children's Homes]
Book Title: Valore educativo e sociale della scuola materna: atti [Educational and social value of the nursery school: proceedings]
Pages: 87-92
Conferences, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Trainings
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Language: Italian
Published: Roma, Italy: Vita dell'infanzia, 1963
Doctoral Dissertation
Follow-Up Study of Montessori and Traditional Day Care Preschool Programs for Disadvantaged Children
Available from: ProQuest - Dissertations and Theses
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Language: English
Published: Kent, Ohio, 1976
Book Section
An Evaluation of the Montessori Method in Schools for Young Children
Available from: Books to Borrow @ Internet Archive
Book Title: Early Childhood Education Rediscovered: Readings
Pages: 92-96
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Language: English
Published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968
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Montessori från de första stegen till tonår: i förskoleåldern absorberar barnen ALLT [Montessori from the first steps to adolescence: in preschool age, children absorb EVERYTHING]
Publication: Montessori-tidningen (Svenska montessoriförbundet), no. 2
Date: 1995
Pages: 8-10
Montessori method of education, Preschool children, Preschool education
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Language: Swedish
ISSN: 1103-8101
Master's Thesis (M.A. In Education)
Does Working with Sets Contribute to Conservation of Number for Young Children?
Available from: American Montessori Society
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Language: English
Published: Moraga, California, 2008
Article
A Pediatrician Looks at Montessori for Neurologically Impaired Children
Publication: American Montessori Society Bulletin, vol. 4, no. 4
Date: 1966
Pages: 7-11
Children with disabilities, Inclusive education, People with disabilities
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Abstract/Notes: Address given at 1965 Annual Convention fo the National Association for Crippled Children and Adults
Language: English
ISSN: 0277-9064
Article
Pei Fanciulli Infelici [For Unhappy Children]
Available from: HathiTrust
Publication: Roma: Rivista Politica Parlamentare, vol. 3, no. 5
Date: Jan 29, 1899
Pages: 102-107
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Language: Italian
Article
Education as Cultural Mobilisation: The Great War and Its Effects on Moral Education in the Netherlands
Available from: Taylor and Francis Online
Publication: Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, vol. 50, no. 5
Date: 2014
Pages: 685-706
Europe, Holland, Montessori method of education - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Montessori method of education - History, Netherlands, Western Europe