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We have found this list of suggested books and online content valuable to understanding the growth and development of children and the Montessori Method.
Articles, Blogs & Websites
Inside the Montessori Classroom, American Montessori Society
Does Montessori Work? Research on Outcomes for Montessori Students, National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector
About Montessori Education, American Montessori Society
Why Cursive Handwriting is Good for your Brain, Psychology Today
Aid to Life, Association Montessori Internationale
Videos
Trevor Eissler, Montessori parent, offers a parent-to-parent comparison for Montessori education.
An animated version of Ken Robinson's follow-on talk about Changing Education Paradigms.
Achievement vs. Learning
NBA superstar Stephen Curry tell us how a Montessori education has helped shape his family’s outlook on life in an exclusive interview.
An intimate way to explore the 3-6 environment.
Books About Montessori Education
Montessori Today, A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood, Paula Polk Lillard
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, Angeline Stoll Lillard
Montessori Madness! A Parent-to-Parent Argument for Montessori Education, Trevor Eissler
A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Aline D. Wolf
To Educate the Human Potential, Maria Montessori
The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori
Books About Parenting and Education
Montessori From the Start, Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen
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
“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.”
— Maria Montessori