Maria Montessori / Marion O'Donnell.
Material type: TextSeries: Continuum library of educational thought ; v. 7.Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: xi, 220 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0826484069
- 9780826484062
- 370.92 22
- LB775.M8 O36 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-202) and index.
Part 1. Intellectual biography -- 1. Montessori and the origins of Montessori education -- 2. The Case dei Bambini (or Children?s Houses) -- 3. Special features of Montessori education -- 4. The ?explosion? into writing and reading -- 5. Montessori?s system of teacher-training -- Part 2. Critical exposition of Montessori?s work -- 6. Infancy, the absorbent mind and sensitive periods -- 7. Early childhood, childhood, adolescence /youth -- 8. The Montessori learning environment and didactic materials -- 9. The Three-Period Lesson -- 10. The active learner and normalization -- 11. Beginning writing, composing, reading, mathematics -- 12. Fantasy, imagination and creativity -- 13. Abstract thought and curriculum -- 14. The Directress -- 15. Multi-age grouping -- Part 3. The reception and influence of Montessori?s work -- 16. Europe -- 17. United States of America -- 18. The British Isles -- 19. India -- 20. Australia -- 21. New Zealand -- 22. The Second Phase in Australasia -- Part 4. Relevance of Montessori education today -- 23. The place of freedom -- 24. Observation of free children -- 25. Child development -- 26. The environment -- 27. Multiple literacies -- 28. Beginning writing -- 29. Beginning reading -- 30. Should children be normalized? -- 31. Developmentally-appropriate curriculum -- 32. The Directress -- 33. Conclusion.
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