Lillard Paula Polk

Montessori. A modern approach

New York, Schocken Books

1973

- XVII, 174 p., ill.

Include bibliografia

Montessori Mario M.

Foreword by Mario M. Montessori.

0-8052-0394-X

English

United States of America

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Indice: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO MONTESSORI: Montessori's early professional life; The Casa dei Bambini; Other Montessori schools; First introduction in the United States; An american revival -- THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY: Childhood as an entity in itself; The child's inborn powers; The role of environment and freedom; The psychic unity of mind and body; The intrinsic motivation of the child; The sensitive periods; The absorbent mind; A new goal for education; The natural laws of development -- THE MONTESSORI METHOD: The prepared environment; Principles of the Montessori materials; The fundamental lesson; The development of activity; Categories of materials; The development of community life; The Montessori teacher; The Montessori classroom -- MONTESSORI AND PARENTS: The parent's mission in society; The parent and the child; The home environment; The growing conflict; The child's instinct for work; The establishment of freedom -- THE MONTESSORI APPROACH APPLIED TO WRITING AND READING: The indirect approach; The daily living and sensorial exercises; Language development; Motor development; The sound game; The sandpaper letters; The movable alphabet; The metal insets; Vocabulary enrichment; The transition to writing; The transition to synthesization; The phonetic object game; Phonograms and puzzle words; The function of words; Sentence analysis; The child's expansion into composition and advanced reading -- WHY MONTESSORI TODAY: Development of human potential; Approach to work; Relationship to nature; Family life; The interdependence of child and adult; The inner city child; Practical problems of Montessori; A revolution in education -- APPENDIX: Research results