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Storytelling and Executive Functioning

Storytelling and Executive Functioning

by | Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Executive Functioning, ML 2021, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, Story-telling, The International Montessori Council

All classroom teachers have had experiences with children who have difficulty in school; often, it’s unclear why. We might try a number of things and still find frustration. Often, the students clearly want to do well and evince great potential, but their difficulties...
Testing The Test

Testing The Test

by | Brain Development, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Leadership Magazine Online Issue, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council

This article appeared in Montessori Leadership in 2010 Test taking and test scores have become the singularity of education. Teacher performance and, in turn, school house performance, is validated primarily through children’s test scores. The rationale is that teachers are teaching, performing if, and only if children achieve high test scores. The justification is, finally, […]

Montessori Early Childhood Language: Life-Long Literacy

Montessori Early Childhood Language: Life-Long Literacy

by | Brain Development, Communication, Language, Language & Reading, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Reading

The development of language in early-childhood classrooms is an umbrella for the entire Montessori curriculum. Often teachers and parents consider activities on the shelves of the Language area as the heart of actual language learning. Certainly these activities provide powerful opportunities, but language learning occurs most profoundly in the moment-to-moment life of interactions within the […]

The Importance of the Kindergarten Year

The Importance of the Kindergarten Year

by | Brain Development, Family Resources, Kindergarten, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent-Teacher Communication, Parenting on the Same Page, Research

Every year in January, one of us will write an article about the importance of children who are turning five completing the three-year cycle of the Montessori Early Childhood program. We do this because this is a decision that is truly important for any child who has grown up thus far in a Montessori program. […]

How Montessori educators use stories in the Montessori program

How Montessori educators use stories in the Montessori program

by | Imagination, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Story-telling

Story Telling In Montessori Education by Dr. Paul Clement Czaja The word “story” comes from the ancient Greek word “histor” and means literally “a narration from a learned man.” Since the beginnings of human time, noble men and women who had survived life long enough to be old would share stories of wisdom to all […]