Reading Lists
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The costs of books ranges from $200-$300 depending on which books Adult Learners choose to purchase for their own library, and whether the books are used or new.
INTRODUCTION TO MONTESSORI/EARLY CHILDHOOD OVERVIEW
Rita Kramer: Maria Montessori: A Biography
Maria Montessori: The Secret of Childhood
Nancy McCormick Rambusch: Learning How to Learn (available from ParentChildPress.com)
INFANT AND TODDLER PROGRAM
REQUIRED: To be read BEFORE the training program starts!!! PLEASE NOTE: YOU SHOULD START READING AS SOON AS YOU DECIDE TO ENROLL IN OUR PROGRAM. THERE WILL BE AN ASSIGNMENT FROM UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BEING DUE THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS. READ MONTESSORI FROM THE START, UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BEING, AND THE SECRET OF CHILDHOOD FIRST. THEN KEEP GOING!!
Assignments from these books will be given in advance of the first session and during the course.
Deb Ahola and Abbe Kovacki: Observation and Understanding Child Development: A Child Study Manual
Paula Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jensen: Montessori from the Start
Silvana Q. Montanaro, MD: Understanding the Human Being (A Spanish version is available on Amazon)
Maria Montessori: The Absorbent Mind (Spanish version available upon request) Please note: the Barnes and Noble version of this book is an inaccurate translation and should not be purchased for our purposes.
Maria Montessori: The Secret of Childhood
Susan Mayclin Stephenson: The Joyful Child - Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
Simone Davies: The Montessori Toddler
Louis Kaplan: Oneness and Separateness
Barbara Kovach and Denise Da Ros-Voseles: Being with Babies
Alfie Kohn: Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
Maria Montessori: The Formation of Man
Nancy McCormick Rambusch: Learning How to Learn (available from ParentChildPress.com)
RECOMMENDED:
Rita Kramer: Maria Montessori: A Biography
Paula Lillard: Maria Montessori -- A Modern Approach
Paula Lillard: Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood
Maria Montessori: What you Should Know about your Child
Aline Wolf: Nurturing the Spirit
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
REQUIRED: To be read before the training program in the following order. Assignments on these books will be due during the first week of the summer program.
Maria Montessori: The Discovery of the Child
Maria Montessori: The Secret of Childhood
Maria Montessori: The Absorbent Mind
Paula Lillard: Maria Montessori--A Modern Approach
Nancy McCormick Rambusch: Learning How to Learn (ParentChildPress.com)
E.M. Standing: Maria Montessori, Her Life & Work
Rita Kramer: Maria Montessori: A Biography
Aline Wolf: Nurturing the Spirit
RECOMMENDED:
Michael Duffy: Math Works: Montessori math and the developing brain
Michael and D’Neil Duffy: Children of the Universe Cosmic Education
A.D. Wolf: Our Peaceful Classroom
Sonnie McFarland: Honoring the Light of the Child
Joseph Chilton Pearce: The Biology of Transcendence
Rudolf Dreikurs: Children: The Challenge
David Elkind: The Hurried Child
Jane Healy: Your Child's Growing Mind: Brain Development
Paula Lillard & Lynn Jessen: Montessori from the Start
Jane Nelsen: Positive Discipline for Preschoolers
Adele Faber: How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk
John Chattin McNichols: The Montessori Controversy
Angeline Stoll Lillard: Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Nancy Rambusch: Learning How to Learn
K. Apel and Maserson: Beyond Baby Talk: from speaking to spelling
S.M. Carlson: Individual Difference in Executive Functioning and Theory of the Mind
Ellemn Galinsky: Mind in the Making
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot: Essential Conversation
ADMINISTRATOR COURSE
Upon enrollment you will receive articles to read in advance for each Part.
The following books are suggested.
Part 1:
Howell, Leanne. Preparation for Life: How the Montessori Classroom Facilitates the Development of Executive Function Skills.
Part 2:
Bradberry, Travis, and Jean Greaves. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Epstein, Joyce. Parent Involvement and Parenting with Families and Communities
Fisher, Roger, William Ury, and Bruce Patton. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving in. New York, NY: Penguin, 1991.
Lencioni, Patrick - choose one book from his library.
Part 3:
Aguilar, Elena. The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation. Print.
Fullan, Michael. Indelible Leadership
Kouzes, James. Posner, Barry. The Leadership Challenge. Wiley. 2012.
Zepeda, Sally J. Professional Development: What Works. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2008.
Part 4:
Anderson, Chris. Ted Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Part 4, Model 3:
Kramer, Rita. Maria Montessori: A Biography
Montessori, Maria, and Anne E. George. The Montessori Method. New York: Schocken, 1964.
Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967.
Montessori, Maria. The Discovery of the Child
Montessori, Maria. The Secret of Childhood
Standing, E.M. Maria Montessori, Her Life and Work
SUGGESTED BOOKS FOR YOUR LIBRARY
Block, Peter. Flawless Consulting, A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
Chattin-McNichols, John. The Montessori Controversy. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1992.
Gallo, C. (n.d.). Talk like TED: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds.
Gardner, John. On Leadership. 1990, Simon and Schuster, NY
Kramer, Rita. Maria Montessori: A Biography
Lillard, Angeline Stoll. Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. New York: Oxford U, 2007.
Lillard, Paula Polk. Maria Montessori – A Modern Approach, 1973, Schocken Books, Inc., NYC
Lillard, Paula Polk. Montessori Today
Maxwell, John C. The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs.
Montessori, Maria, and Anne E. George. The Montessori Method. New York: Schocken, 1964.
Montessori, Maria. From Childhood to Adolescence, 1973, Schocken Books, Inc., NYC
Montessori, Maria. The Absorbent Mind. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967.
Montessori, Maria. The Discovery of the Child
Montessori, Maria. The Secret of Childhood
Standing, E.M. Maria Montessori, Her Life and Work
Rambusch, Nancy McCormick. Learning How to Learn (available from ParentChildPress.com)
Roach, Arthur. Fundraising Basics for Private School Facilities. National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities 2009.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED READINGS FOR ALL LEVELS FOR PROFESSIONAL MONTESSORIANS
Chattin-McNichols, John: The Montessori Controversy (Delmar, NY)
Duffy, Michael: Math Works! Montessori Math and the Developing Brain
Duffy, Michael & Duffy, D'Neil: Children of the Universe
Kramer, Rita: Maria Montessori: A Biography
Lillard, Angeline: The Science Behind the Genius
Lillard, Paula: Montessori Today
Loeffler, Margaret Howard: Montessori in Contemporary America (Heinemann, NH)
Martin, Jane Roland: The Schoolhome: Rethinking Schools for Changing Families (Harvard, MA)
Montessori, Maria. Education for a New World; Education and Peace; The Formation of Man
Montessori, Jr., Mario: Advanced Montessori Method II
Wolf, Aline: Nurturing the Spirit