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Interview Laura Shaw

An informative and entertaining interview about Montessori by Laura Flores Shaw from White Paper Press .

Absorbent Mind

A mind able to absorb knowledge quickly and effortlessly. Montessori said the child from birth to six years has an absorbent mind.

Adaptation

Related to the idea of an absorbent mind (Haines, 1993) is a special power of the young child that can be called the power of adaptation. This power is a...

Analysis of Movement

A technique used by Montessori teachers. The adult, when showing a complex action to a child, breaks it down into its parts and shows one step at a time,...

Children's House

The English name for Montessori's Casa dei Bambini (Italian). A place for children from 3-6 years to live and grow. Everything necessary for optimal human...

Classification

Sorting. Allocating or distributing according to common characteristics. The young child engages in classification activities because the process is essential...

Concentration

Recognising that 'the longer one does attend to a topic the more mastery of it one has,' the great American psychologist William James remarked,...

Concrete to Abstract

A progression both logical and developmentally appropriate. The child is introduced first to a concrete material that embodies an abstract idea such as size or...

Control of Error

A way of providing instant feedback. Every Montessori activity provides the child with some way of assessing his own progress. This puts the control in the...

Coordination of Movement

One of the major accomplishments of early childhood. Through the child's own effort, she wills herself to refine her muscular coordination and...