The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate a Montessori Nursery School’s (MS) provision for boys to mark make with the aim of improve the provision offered to the children attending the MS. The work in progress will operate with a primae facie (Thomas, G. 2013) question ‘How to encourage boys’ participation in mark making in a Montessori school?’ The aim of this dissertation is to discover and modify techniques which inspires boys to actively join in with mark making (MM) which could have beneficial outcomes in their learning to write (Bruehl, M. 2011). This proposal will give a structure to the on-going work for the dissertation. The objectives will be clearly stated with a view that they will be followed as closely as possible. There …show more content…
Currently there is no information that can be found combining all three parts of the research. This means that this research has validity as it might be potentially exploring a new topic and therefore possibly provides a new insight into how boys can be encouraged to MM in a MS. However, there is a dissertation into Early Years (EY) children, MM and attending a Forest School, a book on the Montessori Approach and a book on boys MM in EY settings. One study that comes close to the research being considered is ‘The Gender Agenda – Boys and Literacy in the EY. How is boys’ engagement in mark making and emergent writing influenced by the learning context and by male adult role models?’ by Leslie (2012). This study was undertaken by Leslie for her dissertation for her degree. The research centred on a Forest School setting not a MS and was primarily concerned with the gender inequality (Leslie, J. 2012.) rather than engaging boys to MM. However she makes several key points, one of which is boys engage with whole body and physical movements whereas girls demonstrate their language and communication abilities (Leslie, J. 2012.). Leslie also expands on where the boys are more likely to be engaged with MM when the writing tasks are purposeful and meaningful and when there is a male role model (Leslie, J. 2012.). However there were no examples of the meaningful writing …show more content…
No Date) guidelines, it must be Specific (London South Bank University. No Date) and target the three themes of the question MM, boys and MS which is the core of the research. It is Measurable (London South Bank University. No Date) by being able to chart how many boys utilise the equipment and by using the Leuven well-being and involvement scales (Plymouth City Council. 2011) how they felt and engaged with the equipment . It will be Achievable (London South Bank University. No Date) as the project, although gathering a lot of data, is primarily about how boys react to the new MM materials and whether they use them. It is Relevant (London South Bank University. No Date) as it is a contemporary issue as boys have been behind the girls in exam results at GCSE levels (Coughlan, S. 2015 )and several articles and books (Coughlan, S. 2015 ) (Cigman, J. 2015) have been published in 2015 on this subject. It will be Time bound (London South Bank University. No Date) as the research project will be handed in by the 28th June 2016.
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Also, there have been many involvement strategies given throughout this thesis, along with empirical data, to benefit and incorporate into children's lives based on their individual needs. There were some limitations that this thesis presented, but it did not affect the overall outcome of the research. It was a challenge trying to discover research that is mindful of the inherent pitfalls in conceptualization. The research discovered for this thesis did not offer specific grade levels to back up the research, but instead would say lower elementary, upper elementary or just children in general. The research never got too specific with the age group being targeted, but the evidence of the articles made it easier to pinpoint the approximate age
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Zambo, D. & Brozo, W., G. (2009). Bright Beginnings for Boys. Engaging Young Boys in Early
Origin from a city in the north of Italy, the Reggio Emilia approach in Early Childhood Education is adopted by multi-countries over the past decades. This approach has a core philosophy, that children should play a leading role in education. Children are seen as full of knowledge and intelligence, with full capabilities to express themselves if only given the proper ways to do to so. They are protagonists of their own learning and have a say in what topics and problems they will study and research. Teachers provide resources to assistant children’s learning and developing. The curriculum is emergent, meaning the teachers choose topics and projects based on careful listening and observations of their student’s interests, needs and inquiries. Children are encouraged to use materials and media to demonstrate their learning and understanding of a topic or project. Documentations and environment have direct influences in helping children’s learning. Parents and community also play a supportive role in children education (O.E.C.D, 2004).
McDevitt, T., & Ormrod, J. E. (2010). Child development and education (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
The Waldorf Approach Preschool is a highly debated area of a child’s educational journey. One of the primary goals of preschool is to prep the child for traditional elementary school. There are various contemporary models of early education that have been constructed to help children develop their educational career. A few examples of these models are the Bank Street Approach, The Reggio Emilia Approach, The Montessori Approach, and the Head Start Program just to name a few. The Waldorf approach is the program of discussion in this particular paper.
With the success of working with these children she was asked to open a school in a housing project in Rome, which was opened on January 6 1907, which was called Casa dei Bambini or Children’s House. Montessori was focused on teaching the children how to develop their own skills at their own rate, which was a principle Dr. Montessori called “spontaneous self-development”. [Early Childhood Today, p. 74.] Montessori discovered that children’s innate power for learning worked best when the children were able to be left alone in a safe, and a hands on environment. When the children were given furniture, equipment, and supplies they were able to work by themselves, they were also self-motivated to explore experiment and reach new understandings. Montessori found self...
Maria Montessori was born in Italy in 1870 and influenced childcare massively in the 20th century. Montessori believed that children learn best through using their hands. She felt that one of the main factors that contributed to the child’s development was the ‘prepared’ environment. Children learn through exploration and the adult’s role is to create an environment where they can do
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The Montessori Method has been and is very popular around the world with early childhood practitioners and parents. The Montessori approach is designed to support the natural development of children in a well-prepared environment. Some of the principles and philosophy are respect for the child, sensitive periods, the prepared environment, absorbent mind, and observations. (hardy, 2013) (Notes, 2013)
This paper is to examine the following research question, is Montessori education better than public education? There are five peer review journal articles which will be reviewed and analyzed in determining whether Montessori education is better than public education. The paper is divided and organized into separate sections. Firstly, there is a Literature review which examines the five peer review journal article. The next section is a discussion which compares the peer review journal articles and authors views on Montessori schooling. The next part is the conclusion segment, which will summarize the findings in this paper. Lastly, there is a flowchart to understand the significance of the Montessori curriculum.
There are many documented theories about early childhood development, contemporary research still concurs with some of these theories. It suggests, however, that we should be thinking more holistically, taking into consideration; respect for diversity, the wider community and equity, play based curriculums, intentional teaching and ongoing reflective practices when planning for optimal educational experiences for children (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2009). I acknowledge that ongoing professional learning and reflective practices are a key element of the Early Years Learning Framework (DEEWR, 2009). I accredit working and collaborating with other teachers, families and local communities collectively contribute
How would you describe the Montessori method to someone who has no previous experience with it?
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