Montessori for the Disadvantaged

Montessori for the Disadvantaged
Author	R. C. Orem (editor)
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Putnam
Publication date	1967
Pages	191
LC Classification	67-10960

A collection of essays by various contributors on the "application of Montessori educational principles to the war on poverty."

Contents

PREFACE: Tribute to a Great Woman by J. E. W. Wallin

1. Past, Present and Promise
   • Man--Motivated for Mastery of Self and Environment
   • An Open-End, Experimental System
   • Modernized Montessori for America's Children
   • The Promise of Montessori
2. Montessori for the Disadvantaged
   • Five Major Themes of the Montessori Method by Celma Pinho (with R. C. Orem)
   • Implications of Montessori for the War on Poverty by George L. Stevens
   • Preparing a "Prepared Environment"
3. Freedom for Full Development
   • On Fostering the Development of Intellectual Competence by J. McV. Hunt
   • An Environment Prepared for Human Development
   • Mental Development Through Movement and Sensory Stimulation by Dr. and Mrs. Paul Dunn
4. Development, Learning and Perception
   • The Physiology of Development and Learning by G. N. Getman
   • Preschoolers and Perceptual Training
5. Montessori--Ripe for Research
   • Traditional vs. Montessori
   • Recent Montessori Research and Projects
   • A Look at Imprinting
   • Recent Developments in the Study of Imprinting by A. O. Ramsay
6. Language, Libraries and Literacy
   • Montessori and Language Development by Sylvia O. Richardson
   • Libraries and Montessori Literature in the War on Poverty by Clifford R. Brothers
   • Breaking the Interclass Language Barrier
7. Linking the School with the Home
   • Montessori Classes for Culturally Deprived Children by Don and Rosetta Rietz
   • Montessori and the Culturally Deprived Home by Don and Rosetta Rietz
   • How to Apply Montessori in the Home by Don and Rosetta Rietz
   • Unprepared and Prepared Homes
8. The Montessori Teacher as Programmer
   • The Montessori Materials and Programming
   • Effective Programming for the Classroom by Ruth Ann O'Keefe
   • The Montessori Teacher and the Montessori Method by Celma Pinho
   • The Heart of the Matter
9. Direction for Head Start
   • Montessori--Direction for Head Start by Lena Gitter
   • Tips on Preparing the Environment by Lena Gitter
   • Tips on Giving an Individual Lesson by Lena Gitter
10. Learning Habits of Order and Work
    • The Child's Need for Order in Work
    • The Education of the Hyperactive Child by Norris G. Haring
    • Comparison of Traditional Education with Montessori
11. Expanding the Prepared Environment
    • The Design of Re-Creative Human Environments by R. Buckminster Fuller
    • Montessori: Implications and Possibilities
    • Summary