The Montessori Method

The Montessori Method
Author: Maria Montessori
Publisher:
Total Pages: 446
Release: 1912
Genre: Child psychology
ISBN:

Certain aspects of the system are in themselves striking and significant: it adapts to the education of normal children methods and apparatus originally used for deficients; it is based on a radical conception of liberty for the pupil; it entails a highly formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities; and it leads to rapid, easy, and substantial mastery of the elements of reading, writing, and arithmetic. - Introduction.

Montessori in the Classroom

Montessori in the Classroom
Author: Paula Polk Lillard
Publisher: Schocken
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013-09-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0307829472

What really happens inside a Montessori classroom? How do teachers teach? How do children learn? This fascinating day-by-day record of a year in the life of a Montessori classroom answers these questions by providing an illuminating glimpse of the Montessori method in action.

Education for a New World

Education for a New World
Author: Maria Montessori
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9789350026106

The purpose of this book is to expound and defend the great powers of the child, and to help teachers to a new outlook which will change their task from drudgery to joy, from repression to collaboration with nature...the first two years of life are the most important... So here begins a new path, wherein it will not be the professor who teaches the child, but the child who teaches the professor

The Absorbent Mind

The Absorbent Mind
Author: Maria Montessori
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2013-03-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1625588682

The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at the time. This book helped start a revolution in education. Since this book first appeared there have been both cognitive and neurological studies that have confirmed what Maria Montessori knew decades ago.

The Discovery of the Child

The Discovery of the Child
Author: Maria Montessori
Publisher: Aakar Books
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2004
Genre: Education, Preschool
ISBN: 9788187879237

Maria Montessori (1870 1952), Italian Physician And Educationist, Born In Rome, The First Woman In Italy To Receive A Medical Degree (1894), She Founded A School For Children With Learning Disabilities (1899 1901), And Developed A System Of Education For Children Of Three To Six Based On Spontaneity Of Expression And Freedom From Restraint. The System Was Later Worked Out For Older Children, And Applied In Montessori Schools Throughout The World. She Opened The First Montessori School For Children In The Slums Of Rome In 1907.

The Montessori Way

The Montessori Way
Author: Tim Seldin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003
Genre: Montessori method of education
ISBN: 9780974638706

Teaching Montessori In the Home

Teaching Montessori In the Home
Author: Elizabeth Hainstock
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2013-04-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0307823342

Claim quality togetherness with your child and fully enjoy the sensitive and formative years from two to five by adopting proven teaching techniques in your own home. This acclaimed guide puts the entire range of the Montessori system within your reach, so you can make the most of your child's vital years. Teaching Montessori in the Home has already helped thousands of parents with the techniques, exercises, and easy-to-make Montessori materials that are essential for success. “The opportunity of teaching your child is a thrilling and challenging experience. It enables you to see his progressive steps in learning and to watch him develop into a responsible thinking human being. I feel that it is a unique opportunity, rewarding beyond measure. It nurtures a wonderful closeness between mother and child and will develop a real rapport between you.”—Elizabeth Hainstock, from the Introduction

Montessori: A Modern Approach

Montessori: A Modern Approach
Author: Paula Polk Lillard
Publisher: Schocken
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1988-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0805209204

Montessori: A Modern Approach has been called the single best book for anyone -- educator, childcare professional, and especially parent -- seeking answers to the questions: What is the Montessori method? Are its revolutionary ideas about early childhood education relevant to today's world? And most important, especially for today's dual-career couples. Is a Montessori education right for my child? Paula Polk Lillard writes both as a trained educators and as a concerned parent -- she has many years as a public school teacher, but it was her enthusiasm for the education her own child experienced in a Montessori school that led her to become a leading voice in the Montessori movement in this country. Her book offers the clearest and most concise statement of the Montessori method of child development and education available today.