Digital Object NAMTA Journal 40/1 04 Nurturing the Respectful Community through Practical Life Joen Bettmann's depiction of practical life exercises as character-building reveals how caring, careful, and independent work leads to higher self-esteem, more concern for others, better understanding for academic learning, and a self-nurturing, respectful…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 40/1 03 Living Grace and Courtesy in the Primary Polli Soholt looks at grace and courtesy from the 3-6 classroom perspective with clear theory explanations as they pertain to the larger classroom culture. She discusses the link between older and young children and the presence of the teacher as a model for…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 40/1 02 Grace and Courtesy and Beyond Taking up the cause of grace and courtesy across the planes of education, Pat Schaefer tells of the grace and courtesy of successive planes within a school culture and gives a glimpse of how the Montessori vision of a new society can look. Grace and courtesy…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 40/1 01 Grace and Courtesy Across the Planes of Development Pat Ludick's commentary on grace and courtesy is established by a philosophical orientation to development: Grace is oriented to the life of the interior that is consciousness and being, and courtesy moves outward to daily living where civility reflects on…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/3 11 Hawaiian Indigenous Education and the Montessori Approach: Overlapping Pedagogy, Values, and Worldview Nanette Schonleber makes a remarkable correlation as to why Hawaiian indigenous educators thrive with Montessori pedagogy. Compatible educators share values and goals, such as developmental learning, respect for parenthood, freedom of movement and…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/3 10 Occupational Therapy and Montessori–Kindred Spirits: Moving towards a Scientific and Medical Pedagogy Barbara Luborsky explores the commonalities between occupational therapists and Montessori guides, such as their focus on the prepared environment, following the child, task analysis, and multi-sensory learning. She describes many types of sensory processing…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/3 09 Supporting the Dyslexic Child in the Montessori Environment Alison Awes provides a comprehensive review of the literature from the most current recommendations of the National Reading Panel to create a detailed description of dyslexia as she emphasizes the positive qualities of the children with this language disorder…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/3 08 Multi-Sensory, Hands-On Manipulatives and Adult ESL The researcher in this study utilized the Montessori concepts and materials that emphasize the use of hands-on manipulatives in the classroom with 10 adult English language learners ranging from ages 18-60. The purpose was to investigate whether or not hands…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/3 07 Children Who Make Articulation Errors: A Guide's Resource for Developing Speech Sounds in a Montessori… Pam Shanks describes the stages in the child's development of language and reminds us that the Montessori principle of observation should guide the support of the child with articulation errors. For most children with developmental articulation delays, the…
Digital Object NAMTA Journal 39/3 06 Communicating with the Family for the Child's Best Chance for Success Joachim Dattke describes a holistic approach to supporting the needs of the family when a child has a disability. The parent and child benefit from a two-pronged approach: working with doctors, psychologists, and therapists in clinic-based settings, and…
