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Montessori Method

Public domain audiobook

Montessori Method

by Maria Montessori

English· 11:51:49· 23 chapters
In the early 1900's Dr. Maria Montessori began to reform educational methods with her work the 'Case dei Bambini' in Rome, Italy. Montessori began her work by developing methods to educate mentally retarded children, the method she developed was used with several children who at age eight took the state examinations in reading and writing, the children passed with above average scores. Because of this success (which is known as the 'first Montessori Miracle') Dr. Montessori was asked to open a school for children in Rome which she did. It was called the Case dei Bambini or “Children's House”. Now 101 years after the opening of the first Children's House we have recorded the first English translation of "The Montessori Method" by Maria Montessori. This book explains the Montessori Method of Education which supports “spontaneous self-development” of children and is used in the Case dei Bambini as well as many many Montessori Schools through out the world.
(Written by Shurtagal and Wikipedia)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    A Critical Consideration of the New Pedagogy in Relation to Modern Science

    52:43
  2. Chapter 2

    History of Methods

    38:11
  3. Chapter 3

    Inaugural Address Delivered on the Occasion of the Opening of One of the "Children's Houses"

    35:24
  4. Chapter 4

    Pedagogical Methods Used in the "Children's Houses"

    24:18
  5. Chapter 5

    Discipline

    40:35
  6. Chapter 6

    How the Lesson Should be Given

    19:14
  7. Chapter 7

    Exercises of Practical Life

    11:07
  8. Chapter 8

    Refection - The Child's Diet

    20:13
  9. Chapter 9

    Muscular Education - Gymnastics

    21:43
  10. Chapter 10

    Nature in Education - Agricultural Labour; Culture of Plants and Animals

    20:29
  11. Chapter 11

    Manual Labour - The Potter's Art and Building

    10:05
  12. Chapter 12

    Education of the Senses

    32:44
  13. Chapter 13

    General Sensibility: the Tactile, Thermic, Baric and Stereognostic Senses

    1:18:16
  14. Chapter 14

    General Notes on the Education of the Senses

    18:25
  15. Chapter 15

    Intellectual Education

    44:51
  16. Chapter 16

    Method for the Teaching of Reading and Writing

    46:00
  17. Chapter 17

    Description of the Method and Didactic Material Used Part 1

    35:40
  18. Chapter 18

    Description of the Method and Didactic Material Used Part 2

    35:47
  19. Chapter 19

    Language in Childhood

    31:07
  20. Chapter 20

    Teaching of Numeration: Introduction to Arithmetic

    24:40
  21. Chapter 21

    Sequence of Exercises

    14:23
  22. Chapter 22

    General Review of Discipline

    41:54
  23. Chapter 23

    Conclusions and Impressions

    14:00