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Resources & Research
The following books are available in most libraries and bookstores and some are available in our school lending library. 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.
Books about Montessori Education
- The Secret of Childhood
Maria Montessori
- The Absorbent Mind
Maria Montessori
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Angelene Stoll Lillard
Download Chapter 1 of The Science Behind the Genius
- Montessori From the Start
Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen
- Montessori: A Modern Approach
Paula Polk Lillard
- Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work
E.M. Standing
- A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom
Aline D. Wolf
- Montessori Madness!
Trevor Eissler
- Montessori Today, A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood
Paula Polk Lillard
Books about Parenting and Education
- Living Simply with Children
Marie Sherlock
- Endangered Minds
Jane Healy
- Punished by Rewards
Alfie Kohn
- Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman
- Siblings Without Rivalry
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Between Parent and Child
Dr. Haim G. Ginott, Alice Ginott, and H.Goddard
Internet Resources
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
www.montessori-ami.org
Association Montessori of the United States (AMI/USA)
www.amiusa.org
North American Montessori Teachers Association (NAMTA)
www.montessori-namta.org
MariaMontessori.com is a project from the Montessori Administrators Association (MAA) with a goal of providing accurate and relevant information about the Montessori method of education to parents around the world.
www.mariamontessori.com
Research
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"Montessori Provides Better Outcomes Than Traditional Methods"
Science, September 29, 2006
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"Evaluating Montessori Education"
By Angeline Lillard and Nicole Else-Quest
Science, September 29, 2006
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"A Comparison of Montessori and Traditional Middle Schools: Motivation, Quality of Experience, and Social Context"
By Kevin Rathunde
NAMTA Journal, Summer 2003
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"Optimal Developmental Outcomes: The Social, Moral, Cognitive, and Emotional Dimensions of Montessori Education"
By Annette M. Haines, Kay Baker, and David Kahn,
NAMTA Journal
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