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Children in Public Montessori Preschools Showed Significantly Stronger Gains in Reading, Memory, Self-regulation, and Social Understanding
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Children in Public Montessori Preschools Showed Significantly Stronger Gains in Reading, Memory, Self-regulation, and Social Understanding

Early Childhood, Montessori

Children in Public Montessori Preschools Showed Significantly Stronger Gains in Reading, Memory, Self-regulation, and Social Understanding

Heather2025-12-28T19:06:04-06:00November 1st, 2025|Categories: Early Childhood, Montessori|Tags: brain development, development, language, Montessori, self-regulation, soft skills|

A recent national study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences followed 588 children across 24 public Montessori programs nationwide and found that those who attended Montessori showed stronger growth in reading, memory, self-regulation, and social understanding by the end of kindergarten. Unlike many preschool programs where early gains fade by kindergarten, Montessori students continued to progress, showing measurable advantages in areas that matter most for lifelong learning. By the end of kindergarten, children randomly selected to attend public Montessori preschools demonstrated: [...]

The Good Child
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The Good Child

Montessori, Parenting

The Good Child

Heather2025-12-28T19:16:06-06:00June 1st, 2025|Categories: Montessori, Parenting|Tags: behavior, development, Montessori, parenting|

by Chip DeLorenzo “The obedience which is expected of the child both in the home and in the school – and obedience admitting neither of reason nor of justice – prepares man to be docile to blind forces. ” ~ Maria Montessori Annabelle seemed to be the ideal Montessori child. She was friendly, helpful, cooperative, quiet, and focused on her work, which she always completed with great care. She was well-liked by both her teachers and peers. In high school, Annabelle earned numerous awards for her [...]

Pamela Shanks’ New Book Available on Amazon!
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Pamela Shanks’ New Book Available on Amazon!

Montessori, Uncategorized

Pamela Shanks’ New Book Available on Amazon!

Heather2025-01-07T19:16:30-06:00January 7th, 2025|Categories: Montessori, Uncategorized|Tags: autism, brain development, delay, development, disability, education, inclusion, language, Montessori, neurodivergency, research|

Pam Shank's new book, The Montessori Approach to Classroom-Based Interventions: A Handbook for Educators, Administrators, Service Providers, and Families of Children Whose Development is Impacted by Delay or Disability has been published and is available on Amazon! Summary: In The Montessori Approach to Classroom-Based Interventions Pamela Shanks, M.S. Ed, draws on her extensive experience as a Montessori educator to offer a powerful, research-informed handbook for supporting children with learning differences, developmental delays and disabilities. This comprehensive resource provides the tools to create respectful, inclusive learning [...]

New Meta Study: Montessori Education Leads to Positive Student Outcomes
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New Meta Study: Montessori Education Leads to Positive Student Outcomes

Montessori

New Meta Study: Montessori Education Leads to Positive Student Outcomes

Heather2024-05-25T08:02:51-05:00December 25th, 2023|Categories: Montessori|Tags: academics, brain development, education, Montessori, research|

by Dr. Dean Blase Montessori educators have all experienced it: walking into a well-run, humming classroom where children are focused on learning, making and reinforcing new discoveries, and demonstrating works to younger peers. Where teachers are happily engaged in the best adult work imaginable, “observing the children, judging their ripeness, and figuring out when and how to stoke a child’s interest.” (Randolph et al 2023, 2.2). These images bring us home to Montessori classrooms. For those of us who may be “fish in water” when [...]

The Montessori Method in Dementia Care
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The Montessori Method in Dementia Care

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The Montessori Method in Dementia Care

Heather2023-10-04T09:53:00-05:00October 4th, 2023|Categories: Montessori|Tags: brain development, independence, Montessori, soft skills|

Wondering about the different approaches to caring for people with dementia? Inspiration is everywhere - and there's some great evidence that shows that applying Montessori methods to dementia care can deliver some promising results. Published in Seniorly Resource Center, September 18, 2023 By Marlena del Hierro Reviewed by Nipun Chopra Bridging the worlds of gerontology and early education may seem an unlikely connection, but as a gerontologist with over a decade of experience, it's always exciting to see where practitioners are finding inspiration. Some of the most [...]

What Is It Like to Be a Raintree Substitute (and also a Raintree Parent)?
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What Is It Like to Be a Raintree Substitute (and also a Raintree Parent)?

Early Childhood, Elementary, Montessori, Raintree

What Is It Like to Be a Raintree Substitute (and also a Raintree Parent)?

Heather2023-06-10T16:41:20-05:00December 18th, 2022|Categories: Early Childhood, Elementary, Montessori, Raintree|Tags: community, love, Montessori, parenting|

Some names in the story have been changed. After making my way down to the Lower Far East toddler community, I find the children gathered around the tables joined by a few parents and/or guardians, having a cookie exchange. It’s the penultimate day before winter break and although the children may not have a full grasp of how much their routines are about to alter for the foreseeable future, they can certainly grasp the growing buzz around campus as the holiday spirit begins to take [...]

Montessori Language
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Montessori Language

Early Childhood, Montessori

Montessori Language

Heather2022-11-29T12:14:02-06:00November 29th, 2022|Categories: Early Childhood, Montessori|Tags: education, language, Montessori|

by Lisa Erber, Primary Guide in Upper Far West There are four schemes in preparing the language area of the Montessori primary. Dr. Montessori believed that you must prepare the hand to manipulate ever more refined, to guide the tool of writing to create symbols. When using tweezers to transfer materials, or removing the Knobbed Cylinders the Montessori Guide demonstrates the three-finger grasp. Fine motor control of the hand by repetition of the three-finger grasp develops strength in the pincer grip. Secondly, taking into consideration [...]

Montessori students exhibit a more richly connected semantic memory network
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Montessori students exhibit a more richly connected semantic memory network

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Montessori students exhibit a more richly connected semantic memory network

Heather2022-05-15T20:09:24-05:00March 25th, 2022|Categories: Montessori|Tags: brain development, creativity, education|

by Eric W. Dolan March 6, 2022 in Cognitive Science The type of education a child receives appears to influence how they represent knowledge in long-term memory, according to a new study published in the journal Science of Learning. The findings indicate that Montessori students tend to have a more richly connected network of semantic memories. “We are facing many changes, and education seems to be a crucial point to prepare young people to face these changes. However, we do not yet have an educational [...]

A Glimpse into the Primary Upper West
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A Glimpse into the Primary Upper West

Early Childhood, Montessori

A Glimpse into the Primary Upper West

Heather2022-05-15T20:17:01-05:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Early Childhood, Montessori|Tags: concentration, flow, freedom, normalization, self-regulation|

By Laura Hosek, M.Ed., Primary Guide, Upper West It’s been a strange couple years for everyone, everywhere across the sphere we call home. Humans have been stretched and balled, left to rise, deflated, then molded into an adaptive new. I’ve been baking a lot on the weekends— it’s fun and sets up a beautiful analogy... We, adults, are much like bread in the oven: while still a bit pliable and a few tricks can work to keep us changing in the direction we prefer, but [...]

The Black Strip: A Glimpse into the Lower Elementary South East Loft
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The Black Strip: A Glimpse into the Lower Elementary South East Loft

Elementary, Montessori

The Black Strip: A Glimpse into the Lower Elementary South East Loft

Heather2022-05-15T20:01:53-05:00November 12th, 2021|Categories: Elementary, Montessori|Tags: education|

By Laura Sinkler, Lower Elementary Guide The Long Black Strip is a lesson in humility. It is 100 feet of black fabric representing the 4.6 billion years of Earth's history. The Black Strip is an impressionistic lesson given to demonstrate the length of time it took to form the Earth's crust, fill the hollows with water, and the oceans with salts, before the first living creatures came on Earth told in the last 10 feet or so of the strip, with the last half inch [...]