This is, quite simply, one of the landmark books in the history of education. Written by influential Italian educator Maria Montessori (1870 1952), it describes a new system for educating young children based on materials and methods she originally developed to teach retarded students. The techniques proved highly effective with normal children as well. Her system, based on a radical conception of liberty for the pupil and a highly formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities, led to rapid and substantial mastery of reading, writing, and arithmetic. In "The Montessori...

An essential resource for all students and scholars of early childhood education, this book offers a rich array of material about Maria Montessori and the Montessori Method. Distinguished education scholar Gerald Gutek begins with an in-depth biography of Montessori, exploring how a determined young woman overcame the obstacles that blocked her educational and career opportunities in Italy during the late Victorian age. The author then analyzes the sources and influences that shaped the Montessori philosophy of education. After laying the foundation for Montessori's development, Gutek...

An essential resource for all students and scholars of early childhood education, this book offers a rich array of material about Maria Montessori and the Montessori Method. Distinguished education scholar Gerald Gutek begins with an in-depth biography of Montessori, exploring how a determined young woman overcame the obstacles that blocked her educational and career opportunities in Italy during the late Victorian age. The author then analyzes the sources and influences that shaped the Montessori philosophy of education. After laying the foundation for Montessori's development, Gutek...

This book is Dr Montessori's exposition of the theory behind her educational techniques. First published in 1912, her method encourages the child to develop a sense of order and logical thought through liberty for the child, complemented by organization of the work by an adult (non-teacher).

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Hardcover edition of Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook by Maria Montessori. Scientific pedagogy as applied to child eduction in the Children's Houses including chapters on methods in motor, sensory, language, and writing education. Educators will appreciate having this classic hardcover in their collection.

Hardcover edition of The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori. Scientific pedagogy as applied to child education in The Children's Houses with additions and revisions by the author. Translated from the Italian by Anne E. George and with an introduction by Martin Mayer, author of The Schools. Educators will appreciate having this hardcover classic in their collection.

Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952) was an Italian educator who developed an educational system based on child development. Her schools deal primarily with preschool and early elementary aged children. Her method is characterized by an emphasis on self-directed activity on the part of the child and clinical observation on the part of the teacher. The learning environment must be adapted to the maturity level of the child. New concepts are taught using autodidactic (self-correcting) equipment). In this way a childs mistake is caught immediately instead of the child doing an activity and not...

Hardcover edition of Dr. Montessori's The Montessori Elementary Materials. Scientific pedagogy as applied to child education in "the Children's Houses" included chapters on Grammar, Arithmetic, Music and Drawing. Educators will appreciate having this classic hardcover in their collection.

Hardcover edition of Dr. Montessori's Spontaneous Activity in Education. Scientific pedagogy as applied to child education in the Children's Houses including chapters on the preparation of the teacher, attention and environment.