Montessori is indispensable for anyone interested in teaching, training, or considering Montessori schooling, in developmental psychology, or in understanding about human learning and education overall. Montessori - Angeline Stoll Lillard Angeline Stoll Lillard here shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori. Furthermore, in this new edition, she presents recent studies showing evidence that this alternative to traditional schooling does indeed make a difference. Lillard explains the scientific basis for Montessori's system and the distinctions between practices in traditional, 'Montessomething,' and authentic Montessori education. Angeline Lillard, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, has been studying Montessori’s methods for more than two decades. Lillard presents the research behind nine insights that are foundations of Montessori education.

In Montessori, Angeline Stoll Lillard shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori. In listening to this book, parents and teachers alike will develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and, more importantly, why it happens and why it works. A century later, psychology research is showing that her educational theories were ahead of their time. One hundred and ten years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn. Lillard presents the research behind nine insights that are foundations of Montessori education, describing how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom.

One hundred and ten years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn.

Montessori by Angeline Stoll Lillard