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A suggested reading and viewing list for families who want to understand how young children grow.

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Books

These books sit on many library and bookstore shelves. They are not a complete list. They are a suggested reference list, gathered over time, of titles our staff have found useful in understanding how children grow and how the Montessori Method works. Borrow or buy the ones that speak to you.

Videos

Trevor Eissler, a Montessori parent, offers a parent-to-parent argument for Montessori education. The TED Conference hears from Google's co-founders about how Montessori helped create their success. Sir Ken Robinson makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures, rather than undermines, creativity. An animated version of his follow-on talk about changing education paradigms is also included.

How do Innovators Think?

A recent article in Harvard Business Review looks at innovative entrepreneurs and compares them with average executives. The piece asks what separates the two groups in how they notice problems, weigh options, and act. The findings are worth a parent's time because they touch on habits children build early, through open work and their own choices. Read the story.

Evaluating Montessori Education

Angeline Lillard published a groundbreaking study in Science Magazine. The research examined children in Montessori classrooms and compared their outcomes with those of children in other settings. It is one of the most cited pieces of evidence on the method. Read the article to see what the study measured and what it found.

Ten Reasons People Still Need Cursive.

Some argue cursive writing belongs in the archives, and Common Core has pushed it out of many schools. The evidence points the other way. Handwriting by hand supports memory, reading, and the flow of thought onto paper. Read the article on why cursive still earns its place in a child's day.

Websites

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) is the original organization to promote the ideas and principles of Dr. Maria Montessori, training teachers and accrediting schools. AMI/USA is its branch office in the United States. The American Montessori Society leads and serves the global community of Montessori educators, advocating for research and policy, ongoing teacher education, and standards of accreditation. Aid to Life offers clear, simple parenting advice that is easy to apply.

What this looks like in practice

A page like this is meant to be read slowly, in the evening, after the children are asleep. You open a book from the library list, or watch ten minutes of a talk, and something in your own experience of your child clicks into place. The list is not a curriculum and not a test. It is a set of doors you can walk through at your own pace.

What you read here tends to show up at home in small ways. You notice your child pour water without spilling and you understand where the practice came from. You hear a question instead of an answer and you let it stand. Reading about how development unfolds makes the ordinary Tuesday easier to trust, and easier to enjoy.

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