The Montessori School

Suggested Readings

The Absorbent Mind. Dr. Montessori's last book. The development of the mind in the infant's first months.
The Secret of Childhood. Interpreting the actions and motives of the child with an introduction by Miss Margaret E. Stephenson.
From Childhood to Adolesence. (Schocken Books) Including Erdkinder and the function of the University.
Montessori - A Modern Approach. By Paula Polk Lillard.
A Parent’s Guide to the Montessori Classroom. By Aline D. Wolfe. A concise description of each of the learning areas in the Montessori classroom. (Montessori Learning Center, 2733 Sixth Ave., Altoona. PA 16602).

The First Three Years of Life. By Burton White (Prentice-Hall). A guide to the developmental periods in the child’s life between birth and three years. Based on a 10 year research study at Harvard University.
Awakening Your Toddler’s Love of Learning by Jan Katzen-Luchenta. This book explains how to communicate with your toddler and create a supportive home learning environment.

How to Raise an Amazing Child, The Montessori Way by Tim Seldin. A How-to-Guide in setting up the home, discioline, games etc. for children birth to six years.

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay and Charles Fay, PH.D. Practical parenting from birth to twelve. Highly Recommended.
Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson, Ed. D, Cheryl Erwin, M.A., and Roslyn Duffy. Three different books about raising children who are responsible, respectful, and resourceful.
- The First Three Years
- For Preschoolers
- For Elementary
- For Teenagers