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Sequence 123Anxiety This is how we are built, and some of us are built a little more emotionally unstable than others. Consider the… |
Sequence 124There will be an activating event-something that elicits a startle response. "What do you mean we're going out… |
Sequence 125ea II) (1.) :, > e (1.) <( I Figure 5. Arousal level over time for three children. have an upset, that… |
Sequence 126Maybe he needs detailed, advanced planning, so you may draw a map of how the new room will be and show it to him and explain… |
Sequence 127comes back down. It's a biological phenomenon: Adrenaline goes into the blood and it gets metabolized out of the blood,… |
Sequence 128What we are working against here, again, is nature. No one signs up to be at the ninety-eighth percentile of stress reactivity… |
Sequence 129Well the short answer is I don't see patients any more so I can't help, but I can refer, which is what l did. But… |
Sequence 130that after hearing a little about temperament and anxiety disorders you might consider that model, too. This is not to say… |
Sequence 131cal processing and that it essentially bas nothing to do with ocular motor tracking. That's how we arrived at what we… |
Sequence 132250 100 so oJ;.e:._ ____________________ ---4 0 so 100 150 zso Chronologle-.1 Age Figure 6. Mental age versus… |
Sequence 133agree are legit, all we have is opinion and anecdote, which is just one step above opinion in terms of its usefulness as… |
Sequence 134study, the more carefully you compare intervention A to experimen- tal intervention B, the less likely some of these novel,… |
Sequence 135Irlen Lenses Let's talk about one very unusual intervention that many have heard of: It's called Iden lenses. This… |
Sequence 136Like clockwork it cycles around. Every five toeightyears that story reappears because everybody forgot that it seemed kind… |
Sequence 137the close supervision of a trained therapist. The time for listening can vary from up to thirty minutes once a day to thirty… |
Sequence 138Whereas: There has been recent interest in the treatment of autism through a technique of auditory training called"… |
Sequence 139Educational Kinesiology Now I will talk about an issue that's of some sensitivity to many of us here in the room:… |
Sequence 140Again, learning disabled children still develop. We must design a way of investigating interventions that allows us not to… |
Sequence 141Frankly, in your pedagogy, in the method of Montessori educa- tion that you practice, J believe that everything you need is… |
Sequence 142tells you that, suspect other things that they are telling you. They have a model, a theory, which may be quite interesting,… |
Sequence 143how a child is doing relative to other children in the same school. It can crate comparative reports that can be printed out.… |
Sequence 144Binocular Vision Working Group. "The Use of Tinted Lenses and Colored Overlays for the Treatment of Dyslexia and… |
Sequence 145The NAMTA Jo11nwl 119 |
Sequence 146Nimal Vaz 140 The NAMTA Jo11mal • Vc>I. 34, No. 2 • Spring 2009 |
Sequence 147MONTESSORI SPECIAL EDUCATION AND NATURE'S PLAYGROUND by Nimal Vaz Nimal Vnz takes us to the esse11tia/s of Montessori… |
Sequence 148"Why isn't this child who appears to be of normal intelligence learning to read?" "Well,… |
Sequence 149the day (also today). But the "methods" were not particular to an "inferior mentality,"… |
Sequence 150midst of nature for the young child or for bringing nature into our environments. Dr. Montessori has been called the greatest… |
Sequence 151Nature has, Ii ttle by little, been restricted in our conception to the little growing flowers, and to the domestic animals… |
Sequence 152form a word, we then get: OMBIUS .... The social ombius dominates the child. (50-51) Adults think they know what is good for… |
Sequence 153things and then perhaps discuss and question his observation. This was one way of developing intelligence, his ability to find… |
Sequence 154the electrical activity produced when neu ra I pathways are activated gives rise to chemical changes that stabilize the… |
Sequence 155is central to education. Equally important in the future will be bi- ology" (cited in Kantrowitz & Winger 45… |
Sequence 1561. The material necessary for carrying out the exercises of practical life. 2. The sensorial materials. 3. The language and… |
Sequence 1574. Grace and courtesy exercises to help oil the wheels of society as well as to learn the ground rules of the prepared environ… |
Sequence 158Play listening games outdoors. Rachel Carson says, "I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices of the… |
Sequence 159pieces, big and small, revealed the same inner structure when ex- amined with the magnifying glass. All crystals of a given… |
Sequence 160THE MATHEMATICS MATERIALS AND NATURE As Dr. Montessori often remarked, geography, biology, and mathematics are not in books.… |
Sequence 161laundry to be folded precisely and exactly, to calculate how many place settings a re needed for lunch. Repetition of these… |
Sequence 162picture) on the wall and a short list of words from the picture to be placed next to it. [t is wise to remember that creative… |
Sequence 163Montessori, Maria. Tile For111alion of Man. 1949. Trans. A.M. Joosten. Oxford: Clio, 1989. Montessori, Maria. Spo11taneo11s… |
Sequence 164Nilda Cosco and Robin Moore 158 The NAMTA .!oumaf • Vol. 34, No. 2 • Spring 2009 |
Sequence 165SENSORY INTEGRATION AND CONTACT WITH NATURE: DESIGNING OUTDOOR INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS by Nilda Cosco and Robin Moore Nilda… |
Sequence 166weather, built environments, and the social circumstances of daily life). Carefully designed natural environments can help… |
Sequence 167climates, indoor prepared environments and gardens can similarly provide rich contact with natural materials (small trees,… |
Sequence 168Figure 1. A whimsical planter attracts children's attention and stimulates their imagination. It is a type of semi-… |
Sequence 169posed of entities and events (people, objects, behavior) and other processes (sound, shade, etc.), their spatial and temporal… |
Sequence 170Figure 2. A low "rollable" hill stimulates the vestibular system and encourages vigorous activity. Observe… |
Sequence 171Figure 3. A low stump supports jumping with the intent of touching the low-hanging tree branch. Again, the stump-plus-low-… |
Sequence 172and more expansive activities for older children, for enjoying the fresh air or conducting "scientific"… |
Sequence 173Kingdom is a current education effort explicitly aimed at providing children with natural settings, with exploration rather… |
Sequence 174significant improvement for all motor test items except flexibility. Notably, the experimental group showed marked improvement… |
Sequence 175Orient the garden site to receive year-round sun and shelter fro111 winter winds. Plants are the essence of "healing… |
Sequence 176Infants' and toddlers' gardens. Provide direct access from the building to infants' and toddlers' gardens… |
Sequence 177translucent awnings, pergolas, shade trees, or other shading devices should be located at exit thresholds. Accessibility/U sa… |
Sequence 178find planting a flower in a pot a new and exciting experience. Other children might seek rest rather than challenge. They need… |
Sequence 179nature. Natural settings should contain the greatest diversity of plants possible, selected for their collective year-round… |
Sequence 180excellent opportunities for children and teachers to interact. Sand should stay covered with a light, fine-mesh net when not… |
Sequence 181integrate the arts (in children's eyes). Therapeutic gardens offer innumerable opportunities for in- tegration of the… |
Sequence 182Hannaford, C. S111nrl Moves: Why Leaming ls Not All i11 Your Head. Arlington, VA: Great Ocean Publishers, 1995. Hart, R.… |
Sequence 183Swarbrick, N., G. Eastwood, & K. Tutton. "Self-Esteem and Successful Interaction as Part of the Forest School… |
Sequence 184178 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 3.J. No. 2 • Sprinr: 2009 |
Sequence 185PART 2: MONTESSORI SCHOOLS INCORPORATING SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES The NAMTA Journal l 79 |
Sequence 186180 The NAMTA Journal • Vol. 34. No. 2 • Spri11R 2009 |
Sequence 1872009 NAMTA BASELINE SPECIAL EDUCATION SURVEY analysis by Barbara Kahn Whnt does n survey of eighty-two Montessori schools… |
Sequence 188• 18% Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,… |
Sequence 189elementary level because primary is the time for exposure and learning. Therefore it was surprising to have 8 small schools… |
Sequence 190population (Kidsource.com), it is to be expected that Montes- sori would have a fair share of chil.dren with ADHD. • Dyslexia… |
Sequence 191ing" (cited by Cornell University, http:/ /www.ilr.cornell. ed u / edi/DisabilityStatistics/ sources.cfm#acs). •… |
Sequence 192• • • 186 Education and other governmental agencies, autism is grow- ing at a startling rate of 10-17 percent per year. At… |
Sequence 193even when wearing glasses, representing 448,000 children and youths." Prenatal cataracts are a leading cause of child… |
Sequence 194Another disruptive behavior disorder, called op- positional defiant disorder, may be a precursor of conduct disorder. A child… |
Sequence 195• Speech-language pathologist: 34 schools (41%). Thirty-four schools had a speech-language pathologist on staff or avail-… |
Sequence 196from the local school district. The learning specialists worked from 1 to 40 hours per week. Although several schools… |
Sequence 197To fully answer the referral question, however, one must first look at the admissions policies of Montessori schools, which… |
Sequence 1982. "Teacher calls parents in for a meeting to discuss observa- tions and concerns as well as approaches she has tried… |
Sequence 199cent Springs). Schools often provide a list of local resources and referrals for evaluation. 10. Sometimes a student can be… |
Sequence 200classroom. In addition, there is a lower elementary class for 4 students diagnosed within the autistic spectrum. The goal is… |
Sequence 201ln addition to the clinic, Rivendell Preschool is an inclusion model, accepting children with a variety of learning styles and… |
Sequence 202The capsule summaries of the three schools with modified pro- grams for a specific population were received by email or fax,… |
Sequence 203MARIA MONTESSORI, SAMUEL ORTON, AND ANNA GILLINGHAM by Barbara Kahn This brief biography of Samuel T. Orton and his… |
Sequence 204Montessori far more than her American counterparts. At the same time it offered opportunities to enhance and enrich her… |
Sequence 205in reading and spelling among her students with high IQs. "Some of these bright students were being thwarted… |
Sequence 206They sorted, with computer-like efficiency, the words of our language containing various single phonograms, those containing… |
Sequence 207among nations continues to advance our understanding of the brain and the treatment and remediation of dyslexia. Paul Irvine… |
Sequence 208teacher training programs. Like the international and national Mon- tessori organizations, the International Dyslexia… |
Sequence 209JUST THE FACTS: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION Tlte International Dyslexia Association… |
Sequence 210guage skills such as spelling, writing, and pronouncing words. Dyslexia affects individuals throughout their lives;… |
Sequence 211are likely to benefit from systematic, explicit instruction in reading, writing, and language. Dyslexia occurs in people of… |
Sequence 212How ls Dyslexia Diagnosed? Schools may use a new process called Response to Interven- tion (RTI) to identify children with… |
Sequence 213dyslexic individuals "read backwards," although spelling can look quite jumbled at times because students… |
Sequence 214dyslexia receive academic therapy outside of school, the therapist should work closely with classroom teachers, special… |
Sequence 215has several of these characteristics that persist over time and interfere with his or he,- learning. Oral Language • Late… |
Sequence 216• "Stumbles" through longer words • Poor reading comprehension during oral or silent reading, often because… |
Sequence 217• Messy and unorganized papers • Difficulty copying • Poor fine motor skills • Difficulty remembering the kinesthetic… |
Sequence 218• Poor sense of time • Forgets homework • Messy desk • Overwhelmed by too much input • Works slowly If your child is… |
Sequence 219Suggested Readings Moats, L.C., & K. E. Dakin. Basic Facts about Dyslexia and Other Rending Proble,ns. Baltimore: The… |
Sequence 220Teachers who use this approach help students perceive the speech sounds in words (phonemes) by looking in the mirror when they… |
Sequence 221What Is the Rationale Behind Multisensory, Structured Language Teaching? Students with dyslexia often exhibit weaknesses in… |
Sequence 222the circle in printing the letter b; they form the circle before drawing the vertical line in printing the letter d. Anna… |