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Sequence 151travels. And society prefers you to be together! You are not serving society well fooling around and breaking into other… |
Sequence 152ignorance," not different from the simple pure ignorance which nature endows us with at the beginning, is derived… |
Sequence 153The NAMTA Journal 149 |
Sequence 154Sylvia 0. Richardson, M.D. 150 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. /9, No. 2 • Spring 1994 |
Sequence 155F~----------------- MONTESSORI AND LEARNING DISABIUTIES by Sylvia 0. Richardson American education is currently under attack… |
Sequence 156Learning Disabilities All children with learning problems do not necessarily have specific learning disabilities. Diagnostic… |
Sequence 157symptom that can be devastating for a child. This is the youngster who bumps into everything, spills the milk, trips over a… |
Sequence 158phonology, the sound structure of our language, which includes syl- lables as well as phonemes; syn- tax, the rules that… |
Sequence 159and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Many children called hyperactive are attentive when their activities are of interest to… |
Sequence 160A great deal of learning is dependent upon early sensorimotor integration and perceptual maturation. Children learn first… |
Sequence 161teaching, which are now standard fixtures in the early education scene in America. Dr. Montessori was strongly influenced by… |
Sequence 162the teacher must awaken the spirit of the child. They considered the moral preparation of the teacher to be the key to… |
Sequence 163and she stressed that every unnecessary aid to a child is an impediment. Thus, the "prepared environment"… |
Sequence 164as walking, rising, sitting, handling objects; care of the person; manage- ment of the household; gardening; manual work;… |
Sequence 165impressions and the qualities perceived, the children gradually build up abstract concepts-first the general category of color… |
Sequence 166mention reading; there is one section on the material for the preparation for writing and another on exercises for writing… |
Sequence 167analysis of sounds relative to speech is essentially auditory-visual-tactile- kinesthetic exercises connected with the… |
Sequence 168have difficulty learning to read may reflect a more general deficiency in the biological specialization that may process… |
Sequence 169Children who can compose a word with the letters of the movable alphabet are not writing, but they are ready to write-they are… |
Sequence 170Next, phonogram cards and "puzzle words" (nonphonetic words) are introduced and later, the roots of words… |
Sequence 171Crete exercises in practical life to the final abstract acts of interpretive reading and writing. A multisensory approach is a… |
Sequence 172behavior and learning such as posture and coordination, the development of directionality and laterality, and the development… |
Sequence 173NJCLD Cl 988). Position paper on definition of learning disabili- ties. Baltimore: The Orton Dyslexia Society. Orton, J.L. (… |
Sequence 174NAMTANEWS Montessori 2000 Marches On In conjunction with Montessori Development Partnerships and with grant support from… |
Sequence 175Montessori Assessment A national program will be devised for evaluating Montessori programs in the public sector using… |
Sequence 176Montessori Public School Consortium The Consortium aims to promote awareness and dia- logue about Montessori integrity… |
Sequence 177POSITIONS Arizona AMI Elementary and Primary teaching positions available. Please send resume and credentials to:… |
Sequence 1781994-1995 school year. We have classes ranging from infant through 9-12. Our campuses have beautiful buildings which all… |
Sequence 179Florida Beautiful school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL has Jan. 94 and Sept. 94 openings for Pre-Primary (3-6) and Elementa1y (6-12… |
Sequence 180and 12 years, is currently accepting appli- cations for Montessori Elementary teach- ers (ages 6-9 and 9-12). A school owned… |
Sequence 181a well equipped and established school located in Northwest New Jersey. The area offers many cultural and recre- ational… |
Sequence 182- Argentina - Barbados - Bulgaria ~ ~----------- ' ~ ~ o The U.S. Information Agency iii' Z n 1994-1995… |
Sequence 183We offer a competitive salary based on experience and benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, AD&D,… |
Sequence 184Canada PHOENIX MONTESSORI SCHOOL is expanding. Forthe 1994-95 school year we are offering three positions; pri- mary, lower… |
Sequence 185Montessori materials, books, shelves for sale. Very good condition. Call for descriplion and price list. 703/799-1563.… |
Sequence 186A.M.I. MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING THE MONTESSORI INSTITUTE Denver, Colorado 9 1994 SUMMER COURSE OFFERING: ASSISTANTS TO… |
Sequence 187Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative Forthcoming Courses Summer Primary Course Commencing June 1994 Cleveland, OH… |
Sequence 188NAM~A Eonferences ~---~~--~~~-1994-1995 Learning and Attention: Removing the Obstacles San Jose, California September 29-… |
Sequence 189r-----------------------7 Name Address City MOUING? Don't miss one NAMTA Journal, Job Bulletin, or conference-… |
Sequence 190~auh.e.e 4f.l!{ont.essori 4717 Chesapeake StreetNW, Washington, DC 20016 (301) 251-6319 Traditional, internationally approved… |
Sequence 191Nienhuis Montessori ... on the cutting edge of Educational Reform. z nil = =- = -- en Educational reform? No easy task!… |
Sequence 1THE •• SEP..1994 Survey of Montessori Adolescent Programs: Interpretive Commentary by John Long The NAMTA Journal… |
Sequence 2WHAT IS NAMTA? The North American Montessori Teachers' Associa- tion provides a medium of study, interpretation, and… |
Sequence 3THE NAMTA JOURNAL SPECIAL REPORT JULY, 1994 SURVEY OF MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT PROGRAMS: INTERPRETIVE COMMENTARY e In… |
Sequence 5Contents Foreword ...........................................................................................................… |
Sequence 6College and University Background of Teachers ........................................... Previous Position of Teachers… |
Sequence 7Foreword NAMTA bas provided consistent support for Montessori ado- lescent programs in the United States. ln 1994, in… |
Sequence 91900 1910 1920 1930 1980 1990 Timeline of Montessori Adolescent Programs 1907: Casadei Bambini founded In Rome early… |
Sequence 10SURVEY OF MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT PROGRAMS: INTERPRETIVE COMMENTARY by John Long Introduction Let me Lell a personal story… |
Sequence 11of life when young people lhrive on real life experience and active involvement. And lhe adults seemed to the adolescent… |
Sequence 12II little real knowledge of it. Instead, it is lo those three essays, and in particular Lo "The Erdkinder,"… |
Sequence 13Where are they located? One school is in Canada, one in Mexico, and 31 in the United States. Nine schools are east of the… |
Sequence 14How did programs begin? A slight majority of programs (55%) reported beginning as an extension of the upper elementary. The… |
Sequence 15Adults in the Beginning Adulcs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Raw number of schools 20 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 34 Percent… |
Sequence 16were simply nsked what they call their adolescent program within the context of their school. The answers :ire below. What… |
Sequence 17Primary and Elementary Enrollment Enrollmcm up to 49 50-99 100-149 l 50-199 200-249 250-299 300-:H9 350-400 Total… |
Sequence 18ment, parents often feel differently about continuing if it is an option to go directly into high school after finishing… |
Sequence 19by a slight margin. The survey did not ask for a rationale, so it is not clear whelher schools chose their model to (a) match… |
Sequence 20old were eliminated from the.sample. With this correction, the median size is 25 students (n=19). In other words, eliminating… |
Sequence 21RETENTION OF UPPER ELEMENT ARY STUDENTS n = 33 r 100 ........ ------.,-,........----,.-----. 90~-------i-----1------..1- e… |
Sequence 22- in the adolescent program depart before graduating, as a function of program age. Attrition Rate from Adolescent Programs… |
Sequence 23students but also have enrolled in college, they are more accepting of an alternative program's qualities. The attrition… |
Sequence 24Do you accept students 11'110 bai•e no pre11io11s Montesson background" When Lhen: is allrilion, or if iL is… |
Sequence 25• choose well; need normalized core group • limited to 15% of class • limited to 20% of class • only after extensive… |
Sequence 26particularly in maLh, science, and writing, but also of note were history, foreign languages, geography, and grammar. Thinking… |
Sequence 27schools. Maybe not in our schools, but perhaps in open schools, etc. They should also be academically competent in the… |
Sequence 28Of those teachers who are Montessori-trained, a slight majority (51%) has elementary training only. Slightly more than one… |
Sequence 29O so f COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY BACKGROUND OF TEACHERS 40 .............................. __ _ t e 30… |
Sequence 30barely 3% of the entire group of teachers. Most of the "other" group were students or studem teachers, for… |
Sequence 31Job Descriptions of Teachers Job desc,iption Raw number of teachers Percent Generalist: all subjects 16 36 15 19 5… |
Sequence 32art ................... . music ............... . reading ........... . French ............... . Spanish ............. .… |
Sequence 33How many square feet is your indoor environment? Environments ranged in size from 280 square feet to 9,000 square feet. The… |
Sequence 34School B occupies a single room of 1,500 square feet. With an enrollment of 12 students, there are 125 square feet per student… |
Sequence 35figures rounded to nearest percent question elicited a tremendous range of responses, from 30 square feet to 200 acres (8,712… |
Sequence 36.. I LAND USE ON CAMPUS I othe firm Ian l u 1cultiv, ted fields i:ond woodlands n:35 gardE ns ! spo 1s fieldf !… |
Sequence 37d e s n ~ a I 0 n s 0 Days Off Campus Days 0 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 more than 25 Total 5 I COMMUNITY… |
Sequence 38I TRANSPORTATION UTILIZED I 22-.------------ # 20 4------------ 0 18 f 16 14 .. s 12 C 10 h 8 0 6 .. O 4 I 2 s 0… |
Sequence 39I How many overnight trips? I 22~-------------------- 20-+------- # 18 -+------- 16-1------- s 14 -+------- c 12… |
Sequence 40I NIGHTS AWAY: Schools reporting a range I 36… |
Sequence 41lt may be noted that 10 schools listed "farm" as a destination for off- campus outings earlier in this… |
Sequence 42Section Five: Program Montessori begins Appendix B (Study and Work Plans) of From Childhood to Adolescence as follows: ll is… |
Sequence 43courses, the range was 15% to 50%. For interdisciplinary mini-courses, the range was 5% to 1000/4. For independent, programmed… |
Sequence 44category is indicated by n =. For example, 27 respondents identified student interest as one of the sources for their academic… |
Sequence 45by convenience (1), by choice (1), and by random drawing every four weeks (1). The other 21 respondents marked some… |
Sequence 46texts, math was the O\ erwhclnung leader. :'\lincteen schools use at least one math text, and many ol these indicate they… |
Sequence 47Science Texts • I le:11h Science Sencs Cl) • b1olo1n, chcm1sLI), physics • 810/0,1?._r, tbe l.1nng World (PrentiCl· I !all… |
Sequence 48Is this the students 'primary library or is there a centralized media center? Of 33 responses, 52% indicated Lhat the… |
Sequence 49boyfriends, staff with a flair for teaching), teacher presentations, intan- gibles (psychology, self awareness, assessment… |
Sequence 50Fine Arts Media (7) • art material, art media, arl studio, p!ascicene, watercolors • musical instruments • raw materials,… |
Sequence 51Fine Mb Media (7) • .lit ma1u ,al, ari media, ari s1ud10, plasticcne, wa1crcolors • musical mstrumems • raw 111llt·11als,… |
Sequence 52Many responses are broad or vague, and as such leave a ve1y wide range for interpretation. Some may well be developmental… |
Sequence 53Relating to Adults • maintaining and/or developing positive relationships with adults, respectful engagement with adults,… |
Sequence 54example, 15 respondents (47%) mentioned a specific academic curriculum necessary to prepare students for high school. The most… |
Sequence 55concept, independence (3), high self efficacy, adapcabilicy, self disci- pline (3), and initiative • developed interests and… |
Sequence 56• Two-week trips. Living in agricultural environment, parlicipaling in work on land. • Tr.ffel Long periods of concentrated… |
Sequence 57Insurmountable Difficulties • Urban setting, public school. • Inner city school ... experience things in our community as… |
Sequence 58Among the Poor (10) • adopt a needy family • deli,·er ChrisLmas food baskeLS, serve Thanksg1nng meals, food for the needy,… |
Sequence 59Twenty-two schools from the sample group responded to the ques- tion. There was some ambiguity in the way the question was… |
Sequence 60• car washes, working together to earn money for class Lrip (2), sell refreshments at basketball games Other (4) • in-jokes… |
Sequence 61plurality of the respondents call their programs "middle schools") was founded in 1988 and is currently in… |