Recommended Reading about Montessori

  • Montessori, Maria.  (1956). The Child in the Family.  Chicago: Henry Regnery.  Order Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company edition through NAMTA (North American Montessori Teachers Association). www.montessori-namta.org  Short essays about the child, the family, and the school.
     

  • Montessori, Maria. (1949). The Absorbent Mind. Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House. Order Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company edition through NANTA. U.S. edition can be ordered online through Amazon.com.    Discusses child development from birth to three and Montessori theory and method.
     

  • Lillard, Paula P.; Jessen, Lynn L. (2003). Montessori from the Start. New York: Schocken. Order through NAMTA or Amazon.com.  How parents can help their children in the process of their formation.
     

  • Lillard, Paula P. (1996). Montessori Today. New York: Random House. Order through NAMTA or Amazon.com.    Describes Montessori theory and contemporary American schools.
     

  • Standing, E. M. (1957). Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work. London: Hollis and Carter. Order through NAMTA. Maria Montessori’s life, the development of Montessori education, theory, and the worldwide Montessori movement.
     

  • Kramer, Rita. (1976). Maria Montessori: A Biography. New York: Putnam’s. Order online through Amazon.com.
     

  • Montessori, Maria. (1936). The Secret of Childhood. New York: Frederick A. Stokes and Co. Order current Orient Longman edition through NAMTA. Observations and insights into the nature of the young child.
     

  • Montessori, Maria. (1948). The Discovery of the Child. Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House. Order Montessori-Pierson Publishing Company edition through NAMTA. U.S. edition can be ordered online through Amazon.com.    Dr. Montessori’s early writings about the child in the primary class.

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