Reference Articles/Links

Informational Articles

• Montessori 101: Some Basic Information that Every Montessori Parent Should Know (by Tim Seldin, The President Montessori Foundation)
• Finding the right school for your child
• Articles on Parenting the Montessori Way
• Articles by Alfie Kohn
• Madam Montessori - Smithsonian (2002)
• What is Montessori? (by Wendy Calise, CMS Educational Director)
• Why Choose an Independent School? Patrick F. Bassett, ISACS Newsletter

Family Matters

• Dr. Steven Hughes gives a Neuropsychologist's Perspective on Montessori
• Celebrations
• Keeping Kids at the Table

Informational Links

• North American Montessori Teachers' Association
• The Montessori Foundation
• The International Montessori Index
• Association Montessori International

Here are some introductory books on Maria Montessori and Montessori education.

Lillard, Paula P. Montessori Today. New York: Random House.
Describes Montessori theory and contemporary American Montessori schools serving ages ranging from birth to adulthood.

Lillard, Paula P.; Jessen, Lynn L. Montessori from the Start. New York: Schocken.
What parents can do to help their youngest children in the process of self-formation.

Lillard, Paula P. Montessori: A Modern Approach. New York: Schocken.

Standing, E.M. Maria Montessori: Her Life and Her Work. Plume.

Children: The Challenge : The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations--Intelligent, Humane & Eminently Practical
by Rudolf Dreikurs, Vicki Soltz, Plume.

Books by John Rosemond on Traditional Parenting