There are many ways in which the Montessori environment can contribute to the developmental, social, and academic success of children with special needs. The materials in the environment, the multi-age grouping, and the focus on peace and cosmic education are just a few examples of core characteristics of Montessori that help all children meet their needs – especially those children who may need additional support.
Montessori classrooms are filled with beautiful hands-on materials that engage all of the senses. Working with the materials provides a wonderful opportunity for children with special needs to use their hands to explore and learn and to develop fine and gross motor skills. Montessori students in the elementary age range are encouraged to follow their own interests when it comes to reading, writing, and research; this kind of freedom allows the special needs child to flourish.
Showing posts with label Learning Difficulties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learning Difficulties. Show all posts
Circle of Inclusion: Individualization within the Context of a Supportive Classroom Community
In a previous blog , we discussed the value of inclusion and how Montessori’s tenet of following the individual needs of the child makes i...
Montessori and the Circle of Inclusion Project
In September 2015, the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services issued a joint policy statement on Inclu...
Response to Intervention (RTI) in the Montessori Environment
The child's development follows a path of successive stages of independence, and our knowledge of this must guide us in our behavior tow...
Understanding Learning Disabilities
All the people on this impressive list of authors, statesmen, scientists, entertainers, and athletes have one thing in common — they are al...
How Montessori Helps Teachers Understand & Work with Students with ADHD
ADHD is a misunderstood disorder. Many people associate it with hyperactivity or with a child who fidgets, is constantly moving or talking,...
Understanding & Working with Students with ADHD in the Montessori Environment
My son was diagnosed with ADHD-I (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Inattentive) when he was 18 years old. In high school, he strugg...
Guiding Children with Learning Disabilities in the Montessori Environment
Help me to help myself. —Maria Montessori The Child in the Family, p. 72. In her book Children Who are Not Yet Peaceful , Donna Bryant Goe...
Working with Executive Function Challenges in the Montessori Environment
To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control, is to betray the idea of freedom. —Maria Montessori Th...
Difficulties with Executive Function in Childhood Development
A while back, we presented a blog called What is Executive Function? Montessori Perspectives . In that article, we discussed that executive...
Crying in the Montessori Classroom — Understanding Children's Emotions
It was my first day as a Montessori lower elementary teacher, and I was excited and nervous at the same time. Would the children like me?...
Knowing when to Intervene in the Montessori Environment — Respectful Behavior
“The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent of teacher, w...
Preparing Montessori Students for Standardized Testing
Today’s blog is based on a question we recently received from a Montessori teacher and NAMC graduate. She expressed concern about prepari...
Dyscalculia and the Montessori Method
Studies state that up to 7% of students are affected by dyscalculia For many years, educators have been aware of children who have langua...
Montessori Work Cycles - Tips for Teaching Children Time Management
Montessori education focuses on observing and following children in their activity choices; giving students the freedom to explore their i...
My Most Rewarding Montessori Student - Number Troubles
From Lisha — My first Montessori teaching job started a few months into the school year. As a result, the children were all happily wor...
My Most Challenging Montessori Student - Socializing
From Dale — Students are challenging in different ways. As a point of interest, my top five most challenging students were all boys. And n...
A NAMC Student’s Experience as a Montessori Parent: Autism
Part 4 of 4 – Montessori For My Autistic Sons The following four-part series includes excerpts from an introductory letter written by a NAM...
A NAMC Student’s Experience as a Montessori Parent: Choosing Teacher Training
Part 3 of 4 – Choosing NAMC Montessori Elementary Teacher Training This four-part series include excerpts from an introductory letter writ...
A NAMC Student’s Experience as a Montessori Parent: Follow the Child
Part 2 of 4 - Follow the Child This four-part series include excerpts from an introductory letter written by a NAMC Lower Elementary diplom...
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