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BOOKS
These books are available in most libraries and bookstores. This is not a comprehensive list but rather a suggested reference list of books we have found valuable to our understanding of the growth and development of children and the Montessori Method.
ABOUT MONTESSORI EDUCATION
- Montessori Today, A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood, Paula Polk Lillard
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, Angelene Stoll Lillard
- Montessori Madness!, Trevor Eissler
- A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Aline D. Wolf
- To Educate the Human Potential, Maria Montessori
- The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori
ABOUT PARENTING
- Montessori From the Start, Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen
- Between Parent and Child, Dr. Haim G. Ginott, Alice Ginott, and H.Goddard
- Good Inside, Dr. Becky Kennedy
- Raising Good Humans, Hunter Clarke-Fields
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber andElaine Mazlish
VIDEOS
Trevor Eissler, Montessori parent, offers a parent-to-parent argument for Montessori education.
An animated version of Ken Robinson's follow-on talk about Changing Education Paradigms.
Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one language keeps your brain healthy, complex and actively engaged.
Melanie recounts her experience studying abroad and how it taught her about a new form of kindness.
ABOUT DR. MARIA MONTESSORI
Dr. Maria Montessori was the first woman to practice medicine in Italy. A scholar of biology, psychiatry, anthropology, and medicine, she graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Rome in 1896. As a physician, Dr. Montessori was in touch with young children and became profoundly interested in their development. Through careful and exhaustive scrutiny, she realized that children construct their own personalities as they interact with their environment. She also observed the manner in which they learned as they spontaneously chose and worked with the autodidactic materials she provided.
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ARTICLES
How do Innovators Think?
A recent article in Harvard Business Review discusses innovative entrepreneurs vs. average executives.
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The Montessori Mafia
From the Wall Street Journal.
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Evaluating Montessori Education
Groundbreaking study by Angeline Lillard, published in Science Magazine.
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Ten Reasons People Still Need Cursive
While some argue cursive writing belongs in the archives and Common Core ushers it out of schools, the evidence shows we need it as much as ever.
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Immersion Programs Teach Much More Than Another Language
National Education Association piece about the wide-ranging benefits language immersion programs bring to all students.
Building Intercultural Competency in the Language Immersion Montessori
An article from “Learning Languages,” from IMS’ founder, Kateri Carver-Akers.
WEBSITES
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) is the original organization to promote the ideas and principles of Dr. Maria Montessori, both training teachers and accrediting schools. Association Montessori Internationale / USA is AMI's branch office in the United States.
amiusa.org
The American Montessori Society (AMS) leads, empowers, and serves the global community of Montessori educators as the foremost advocate for research and policy, ongoing teacher education, and standards of accreditation through opportunities for mentored individual growth, collaboration, and member engagement.
Aid to Life offers clear, simple, straightforward parenting advice that is easy to understand and most importantly easy to apply.
aidtolife.org