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

Maria Montessori:  The Discovery of the Child

Maria Montessori:  Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook

 

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

Lise Eliot, Ph.D: What's Going on in There: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life

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: The Classic Guide to Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Cooperation, and Problem-Solving Skills 

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:

Helfrich, M. Shannon. Montessori Learning in the 21st Century: A Guide for Parents & Teachers. Troutdale, OR: New Sage, 2011. 

Howell, Leanne.  Preparation for Life:  How the Montessori Classroom Facilitates the Development of Executive Function Skills.

Lillard, Paula Polk. Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood. New York: Schocken, 1996. 

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.

Keys, Rob, Follow the Child

McTamaney, Catherine. The Tao of Montessori: Reflections on Compassionate Teaching. New York: Universe Star, 2007.

Nelsen, Jane, Lynn Lott, and H. Stephen. Glenn. Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom.  Roseville, CA: Prima Pub., 2000.

Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara. The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other. New York: Random House, 2003. 

Lencioni, Patrick - choose one book from his library.

Peterson, Kent D., Terrence E. Deal, and Terrence E. Deal. The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

Part 3:

Aguilar, Elena. The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation. Print.

Badaracco, Joseph. Leading Quietly: An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 2002. Print.

Fullan, Michael.  Indelible Leadership

Goleman , Daniel.  Primal Leadership – Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. 2002, Harvard Business Publishing, Boston.

Kouzes, James. Posner, Barry.  The Leadership Challenge. Wiley. 2012.

Lockhart, Joanna.  How to Market Your School, A Guide to Marketing,Communication, and Public Relations for School Administrators

Maxwell, John C. The Five Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential. New York: Center Street, 2011.

Whitaker, Todd. Shifting the Monkey: The Art of Protecting Good People from Liars, Criers, and Other Slackers. Bloomington, IN: Triple Nickel, 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. 

Denning, Stephen. The Leader's Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010. 

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

Goleman, Daniel.  Primal Leadership – Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, 2002, Harvard Business Publishing, Boston

Goleman, Daniel. Social Intelligence, The New Science of Human Relationships, 2006, Bantam Dell Div. of Random House, NY

Kihlstedt, Andrea, and Andy Robinson. Train Your Board (and Everyone Else) to Raise Money: A Cookbook of Easy-to-use Fundraising Exercises. 

Kramer, Rita.  Maria Montessori: A Biography

Lencioni, Patrick. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.

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.

Maxwell, John C. The Five Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential. New York: Center Street, 2011.

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)

McFarland, Jim and Sonnie: Montessori Parenting; Unveiling the Authentic Self  ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

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