This is, quite simply, one of the landmark books in the history of education. Written by influential Italian educator Maria Montessori (1870-1952), it describes a new system for educating young children based on materials and methods she originally developed to teach retarded students. The techniques proved highly effective with normal children as well. Her system, based on a radical conception of liberty for the pupil and a highly formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities, led to rapid and substantial mastery of reading, writing, and arithmetic. In The Montessori Method (1912), her first book, Dr. Montessori outlines her techniques in discussions of such topics as scientific pedagogy; discipline; diet; gymnastics; manual labor; education of the senses; methods for teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic; and many other topics. The Dover edition is the least expensive edition available, making this seminal classic widely accessible to teachers, principals, parents -- anyone interested in the education of young children.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486421627
ISBN-13
9780486421629
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2264535
Product Key Features
Author
María Montessori
Publication Name
Montessori Method
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Lb775.M7613 2002
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
Edition Number
5
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kindergarten), Research, Teaching Methods & Materials / General