If you would like to learn more about Maria Montessori and her work, we suggest the following resources:
- Books
- Titles by Maria Montessori:
- The Montessori Method
- The Absorbent Mind
- The Formation of Man
- Education for a New World
- A Montessori Revolution in Education by E.M. Standing
- Maria Montessori, Her Life and Work by E.M. Standing
- Montessori for Parents by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom by Aline D. Wolf
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard
- Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
- Videos produced by Tim Seldin, President of The Montessori Foundation and Chair of the International Montessori Council:
- Overview of Montessori (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo95qqoj1U)
- What Do Children Get from a Montessori Education (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7JgQHHVJc)
- Introduction to Montessori by Tim Seldin, President of The Montessori Foundation and Chair of the International Montessori Council (http://www.montessori.org/sitefiles/Montessori_101_nonprintable.pdf)
- The Parent's Journal podcast (http://www.parentsjournal.com/podcast/198/AngelineSLillard.mp3) with Dr. Angeline Stoll Lillard (author of Montessori: The Science behind the Genius) from May 12, 2008. Covers:
- what is different about a Montessori education;
- what does a “typical” day look like;
- advantage of allowing children make their own choices;
- benefit of social learning;
- benefit of Montessori education;
- what parents can do at home to support the Montessori schooling;
- citation of accomplished Montessori graduates.
- Montessori education in the press:
- Montessori, Now 100, Goes Mainstream, Washington Post
- Montessori Schools Hit the Century Mark in Stride, National Association of Independent Schools
- Montessori education turns 100, Minnesota Public Radio
- Montessori: How kids learn, The Durham News
- Tapping the natural desire to learn, The Chapel Hill News
