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books:

Montessori in the Classroom: A Teacher's Account of How Children Really Learn

4 reviews
Paula Polk Lillard

Schocken, 1997

anyone in the education field should read this!
A diary account of the day by day occurances in a Montessori classroom. What is truely fascinating is the way this teacher closely observes the children and know when (and when not) to help and give assistance. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is confused about how the Montessori classroom operates. It is very informative and gives you an insider's viewpoint on the Montessori method ...

Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood

7 reviews
Paula Polk Lillard

Schocken, 1996

FINALLY! MONTESSORI EDUCATION AFTER AGE 6!
This book was extremely informative on what you should expect from your montessori school for your children over age 6 (it also described before age 6 but there are many books on the 3-6 age group for Montessori). I have found it very difficult(until this book) to find out what the montessori education has to offer over traditional education after age six. Boy was I blown over at the ...

Montessori: A Modern Approach

1 review
Paula Polk Lillard

Schocken, 1988

Good but difficult to read
This book is a great book, because it uses Montessori's own words to explain the basic concepts of Montessori, and it covers all of the basics. However I wouldn't recomend it to parents who first want to find out about Montessori, because the language is very complex and you get tired of so many ideas in so little space. First time readers of Montessori are better of with her other book, ...

Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three

24 reviews
Paula Polk Lillard, Lynn Lillard Jessen

Schocken, 2003

I wish I would have read this when I was pregnant!
My son is 13 months and I would have done things differently if I would have had this sooner. It is definately worth it!