Approaches to early childhood education The Montessori Approach Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was born in Chiaraville‚ Italy. She was the first woman to enter medical school and “In july 1896 she became the first woman to gradute from the university of rome medical school and qualify as a doctor” (Flood & Hardy.2013) Montessori realised the importance of providing children with the right stimulation from her work wiith vunerable children in a psychiatric clinic in rome . Many of Montessori’s innovative
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Physical Development Physical development is the development of the body. It is usually the development within a few weeks either side of the average age of a child under 5 years old. As physical development proceeds‚ the child acquires various physical skills‚ such as motor skills; there are two types of this‚ gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are large movements‚ such as‚ hop scotch‚ skipping‚ kicking‚ throwing a ball and taking large steps. Fine motor skills are the
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My family is the closest thing to me. I know my life can compare to my brothers and sisters. Out of three sisters and two brothers I went with one of my sisters. Her name is Holly she is 21 and we are similar more than any of my brothers and sisters. We have experienced going through pregnancy at a young age‚ family problems and becoming an adult. She got pregnant at the age 16‚ we all were upset with her. She went through a lot with all of us and my mom. We still excepted it and stuck by her
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Dr Montessori loved mathematics. In Italy in the 1880 she chose to attend a boy’s technical school just so she could study mathematics. This love of mathematics is very visible in the wonderful materials she designed so young children could share her enthusiasm. In the Montessori view the ‘mathematical mind’ is a manifestation of several human tendencies. “Humans are driven to explore and to investigate their environment. To this effectively‚ they need to orient themselves in an ordered way” (Feez
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“help” is to guide the child‚ be like a second parent to that child‚ when they’re own parents are not around. The teacher spends more time with the child then parents can due to busy work schedules and routines. That’s why it’s imperative for the teacher to take on not only a teacher role‚ but a second mother like position. She explains to her student‚ in an understanding and calm manner. She is patient when something is done incorrectly. She allows for the child to choose his own
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Maria Montessori’s Theory Vs. Jean Piaget’s Theory Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget are two educational philosophers whose theories are still being used and influence today’s educational system. Their theories and methods were revolutionary for their times‚ but they came to be greatly respected. Both of these theorist developed their own stages of child development and were able to base education on these stages. Although in many ways Piaget and Montessori were very similar
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[pic]Theories of Child Development and Learning [pic] Several theories of child development and learning have influenced discussions of school readiness. Three have had profound impact on kindergarten readiness practices. These three theories include the maturationist‚ environmentalist‚ and constructivist perspectives of development (Powell‚ 1991). Maturationist Theory The maturationist theory was advanced by the work of Arnold Gessell. Maturationists believe that development is a biological
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when he met new people. Derek development below average in language development but above average in motor skills. When Derek entered school he was able to focus on tasks and was able to follow directions. Derek was never a behavior problem. He had friends and was very social. Derek’s physical development has been in the normal range through his life. It 9 months he was crawling‚ sitting up and standing up. It 12 to 15 months he was average for gross motor development. He loves to play indoor and
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Role of The Teacher By Clare Walker Introduction The following essay should describe the Role of a Teacher within the specially Prepared Environment as defined by Maria Montessori in her years of observation. In a Montessori School‚ the word Teacher is not used as Directress is used instead. In her writings‚ Maria Montessori used the word “Direttoressa” taken from the Italian word “direttore” which when looking into the meaning of the word is less about telling people what to do but more about
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the services and work of Dr. Maria in discovering the child. She was a keen observer of children. She studied them scientifically. She conducted various studies and found that children loved to do small constructed work provided it suited the age and stage of development. She also found that children reveal inner need for order. Children are also capable of choosing their own activity suitable to their capacity. Following are the main findings she made about the child :- Children love to work
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