child behaviour, Maria Montessori (1870-1952) developed a deep understanding of childhood development during the formative years. This essay will look at Montessori’s philosophy on a child’s development during this influential time and what the specific needs of a child are in relation to these periods. The essay will discuss Montessori’s stages of growth and my understanding of the role key individuals and the environment play in a child’s optimum development. Montessori identified three main
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Sterling Qualities of the ‘Normalized’ Montessori Child I’ve been in Montessori (as a teacher, parent, or both) for over ten years. It’s become so much a part of my DNA that I automatically approach almost every situation – educational or not – from a Montessori perspective. When I think, “That child is normalized”, or “How can we work towards normalization?”, I don’t really think much about the word ‘normalized’ and how it sounds to other people. But I realize using that term can create confusion
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to socialisation. In addition,I will also discuss the role of the teacher and approach to children with a view of how the unfavourable environment may result in child regression. “Normalization comes through concentration on a piece of work” (Montessori,2007a,p.206).Montessori's main
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boasting ‘I did it all by myself!’ - this unfolded a learning process for me - her desire to discover her environment on her own was so natural, that no matter how much I tried to help her, her desperation to do it on her own would prevail. Maria Montessori (1988, p83) described a child’s first natural instinct to be “ … to carry out his actions by himself, without anyone helping him, and his first conscious bid for independence is made when he defends himself against those who try do the action for
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the role of the teacher in a Montessori Childcare setting changes considering the moment and type of children’s need is the aim of this essay. The focus will be anchored on what Maria Montessori defined by ‘normalisation’ (Montessori, 2007a) and how the teacher promotes its achievement, analysing how the professional and the child’s performances will develop in consequence of it. I will take in consideration the justifications and advantages outlined in the Montessori principles’, as well as what
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Normalisation is one of the basic terms in the Montessori Philosophy. In this assignment during the process of the child’s growing normalisation the changes in the role of the teacher will be explained. Below this general subject I will define the term normalisation and link it with the concepts of deviations. Then I will outline how the prepared environment supports a child’s normalisation process and explain the maturational nature of normalisation which is linked to the child’s growing social
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Pre-Feasibility Study (Montessori School) Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Ministry of Industries & Production Government of Pakistan www.smeda.org.pk HEAD OFFICE 4th Floor, Building No. 3, Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex, Egerton Road, Lahore Tel: (92 42) 111 111 456, Fax: (92 42) 36304926-7 helpdesk@smeda.org.pk REGIONAL OFFICE Punjab 3rd Floor, Building No. 3, Aiwan-e-Iqbal Complex, Egerton Road Lahore, Tel: (042) 111-111-456 Fax: (042) 36304926-7 helpdesk.punjab@smeda.org
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MONTESSORI CENTRE INTERNATIONAL 18 Balderton Street, London W1K 6TG, United Kingdom Tel 00 44(0) 20 7493 8300 ( Fax 00 44 (0) 20 7629 7808 www.montessori.org.uk TITLE SHEET for Distance Learning Students Is English your first language: Yes STUDENT NAME: Tara Thompson STUDENT NO: NAME OF MARKER: DATE OF SUBMISSION: 22/11/13 ASSIGNMENT NO: 2 NO. OF WORDS: 2066 BIBLIOGRAPHY ENCLOSED: Yes I declare that this work is my own and
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of not recognising it, and finally how we can support children in this crucial time. "A sensitive periods refers to a special sensibility which a creature in its infantile state, while it is still in a process of evolution". ( Montessori, 1966, p38) Maria Montessori believed that during first few years of life its very easy for a child to learn without an effort that later on will be more difficult such as language. She observed that there is an inner passion and urge to absorbed everything from
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put all my problems aside because I realized that each one of those children that were in my care needed my smile, hugs, love, and support | Theory/Learning Approach-The Montessori model would be the choice I would possibly use in the future when I open my own childcare center. The three things I would like to see in my Montessori classrooms is materials being displayed on shelves at the children’s level, my classroom being multi-aged, and the children’s choice on how they interact with their learning
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