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Lail, Sara-Frances Crow – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a common neurobehavioral disorder in childhood, negatively impacts academic and social functioning, both of which later influence adulthood (Bose, 2013). This action research study focuses on comparing the prevalence of on-task and off-task behaviors exhibited by elementary age students diagnosed…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Suortti, Outi; Lipponen, Lasse – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
This study, conducted in Finnish private and Montessori child care centres, aimed at investigating the development of the phonological awareness (PA) of two- to five-year-old preschool children within a six-month period in relation to emerging letter knowledge and reading skills. The children (N = 72) performed five phonological tasks and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phonological Awareness, Reading Skills, Preschool Children
Parker, Mary Caroline – NAMTA Journal, 2016
In acknowledging the privilege that we as Montessorians are given, "the privilege of being present as children construct themselves," Mary Caroline Parker proposes that parents also should be given that same privilege. Parker created an "Art of Observation" workshop for the parents at her school. She walks us through the…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Parents, Student Behavior, Montessori Schools
Parker, Mary Caroline – NAMTA Journal, 2016
The question of how schools can help parents experience joy in observing their children led to a quest to identify experiences that can contribute to the awakening of consciousness. Workshops, surveys, discussion, and interviews yielded data that led to some unexpected conclusions about sources of personal transformation. [Reprinted from "AMI…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Parents, Student Behavior, Montessori Schools
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Lillard, Angeline S.; Heise, Megan J. – Journal of Montessori Research, 2016
Montessori classrooms vary in the degree to which they adhere to Maria Montessori's model, including in the provision of materials. Specifically, some classrooms use only Montessori materials, whereas others supplement the Montessori materials with commercially available materials like puzzles and games. A prior study suggested such…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Instructional Materials, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests
Verschuur, Mary B. – NAMTA Journal, 2013
Mary Verschuur chronicles the outdoor work of Lincoln Montessori School in prairie, forest, and indoor greenhouse environments, pointing out the application of the prepared environment principles to the natural world. Implicit to the design are opportunities for caring, including various practical life exercises with outdoor tools blended into…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education
Cossentino, Jacqueline – NAMTA Journal, 2014
Jacqueline Cossentino's research looks at the culture of the family as it pertains to four birth-to-six centers: Montessori Partners Serving All Children, in St. Paul, MN, Crossway Montessori Communities in Kensington, MD, East Dallas Community Schools in Dallas, TX, and Family Star Montessori School, in Denver, CO. These programs met for the…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
Orion, Judith – NAMTA Journal, 2015
Judi Orion, a Montessori expert on the birth-to-six plane of development, delivers a no-nonsense call to arms about the vital importance of the right beginning to set the stage for all that follows. Although we often hear and read about the period from birth to two-and-a-half years, Orion communicates the urgency of responding to the developmental…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Young Children
Leonard, Gerard – NAMTA Journal, 2015
Gerard Leonard maps the child's increasingly global environment and sense of citizenship from elementary to adolescence. For the elementary child, an orientation to the local history and geography of their surroundings provides a framework for understanding geography. In Leonard's words, "We have to know and understand a lot about many…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Montessori Method, Global Approach, Citizenship Education
Chawla, Louise – NAMTA Journal, 2013
With delicate literary style and allusions, Louise Chawla combines her ecological research and Montessori background to portray the unfolding of childhood in natural places. Starting with "enchantment with the world" as the basis for nature education for the child under six, the article suggests that the "loose parts" in the…
Descriptors: Ecology, Role Models, Literary Genres, Activism
NAMTA Journal, 2013
This article and the one that follows, "Quilt-Making in the Elementary Class" (EJ1077043), emerge from Mountain Laurel Montessori School and provide examples of the intrinsic links between the hand and academic lessons. This article features a compilation of artful recipes for young children (Soap Sculpting Clay, Easy Flour Paste, Face…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Creative Activities, Handicrafts
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Karna, Anu – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2013
The author knew she would be picky about where her child started his schooling. After calling over 30 public and private schools within a 50-mile radius of her home, and then visiting more than 15 of them, the author chose Lexington Montessori School (LMS). However, when she tells friends and acquaintances about her son's fantastic school, she…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Educational Environment, Classroom Techniques
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Murray, Angela K.; Brown, Katie E.; Barton, Patricia – Journal of Montessori Research, 2021
The transition to distance learning in the spring of 2020 caused by COVID-19 was particularly challenging for Montessori educators and students because key elements of the Method were not directly transferable to this new and hastily designed format. Hands-on learning with Montessori materials and learning in a community, as well as careful…
Descriptors: Montessori Schools, Teacher Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Broughman, Stephen P.; Kincel, Brian; Peterson, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This First Look Report provides selected findings from the 2017-18 Private School Universe Survey (PSS) regarding private schools that were in operation during the 2017-18 school year. The data include information on school size, school level, religious orientation, association membership, geographic region, community type, and program emphasis.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Institutional Characteristics, School Surveys, Elementary Schools
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Stolk, Vincent; Los, Willeke; Karsten, Sjoerd – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2014
Education during World War I has been a relatively unexplored field of research, especially in the case of countries with a neutral stance in that war. The Netherlands is one such country. This article argues that even though the Netherlands was politically neutral, it was and considered itself a part of western civilisation and shared in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, War, Educational Change
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