by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Autism, Book Reviews, MFA, The International Montessori Council
his new collection of stories and strategies is for teachers and administrators, families, and those in teacher education programs. Montessori guides are trained to “follow the child.” It’s the mantra you learn during your training. But what happens when a child with exceptionalities becomes a part of your classroom? Are you fully prepared to meet […]
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by Maria Chaffin | Adolescence, Autism, Children with Exceptionalities, Early Adolescence (12-15), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA
Join Maria Eva Chaffin and Brynn Rangel for part 2 of this series on Addressing Challenging Behavior. In this session, they give a summary for each of the three levels – Early Childhood, Elementary, and Adolescence including strategies, preparation, and observation.
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by Ann Epstein Ph.D | Autism, Brain Development, Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Family Resources, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Parenting, Parent-Teacher Communication, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA
Join Ann Epstein, PhD, as she talks about what can be a difficult, even heart wrenching topic. “My child’s teacher has concerns. Oh no!” How can parents and other family members partner with teachers when there is a concern about your child? Dr. Epstein has personal experience as the parent of a deaf child and […]
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by Maria Chaffin | Adolescence, Autism, Brain Development, Children with Exceptionalities, Early Adolescence (12-15), Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12), Webcasts / IMC
In this week’s webinar Maria Eva Chaffin and Brynn Rangel gave an overview about Autism and how to meet the needs of students with Autism
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by Maria Chaffin | Adolescence, Autism, Children with Exceptionalities, Early Adolescence (12-15), Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Primary (3-6), Upper Elementary (9-12), Video, Webinars / MFA
An increasing number of families are looking for options for the inclusion of a special needs child into a typical classroom environment. In this session we’ll discuss the pros and cons associated with a Montessori classroom including class sizes, materials, student independence, multi-age classrooms, school resources and other factors relevant to children who have failed […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Autism, Book Reviews, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Parenting, Sensorial, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
By Sophie Walker There are so many books that one can choose from to read about children and families affected by autism. I have many in my library. I remember the first one that I read in the 1980s called Dibbs: In Search of Self. Back then, we didn’t even call what Dibbs suffered from […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Autism, Book Reviews, Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Empowerment, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Psychology
I do in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism’s Silent Person Written by Ido Kedar do’s essays have had a profound effect on me–as an educator, a parent, a friend of parents who have mute children with Autism, deafness, or Down Syndrome, and a daughter of a mute stroke victim. So many times, we make assumptions […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, Autism, Book Reviews, Children with Exceptionalities, MFA, Reading, Tomorrow's Child
My Daughters are Smart! Written by Anita B. Adhikary Illustrated by Blythe Russo This book is an interesting alphabet book full of empowering words for boys and girls but is focused on girls —young and old, culturally diverse, interacting with each other and with men...
by Christine Lowry | Autism, Children with Exceptionalities, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA
In Part 1 of this series, Christine gave an overview of exceptionalities in children and the Montessori approach. In Part 2, she describes characteristics of children who fall within the Autism Spectrum, their needs, information resources, and learning environments.
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by Christine Lowry | Autism, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA
What are the Special Needs? How do we accommodate for Special Needs? Does Montessori work for all children with Special Needs? Join Christine to get her expertise in Special Needs and Montessori. Download File
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