The Montessori Method: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Montessori Method, credited to Maria Montessori, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori. Translated by Anne E. George. Read by Librivox volunteers. In the early 1900's Dr. Maria Montessori began to reform educational methods with her work the 'Case dei Bambini' in Rome, Italy. Montessori began her work by developing methods to educate mentally retarded children, the method she developed was used with several children who at age eight took the state examinations in reading and writing, the children passed with above average scores. Because of this success (which is known as the 'first Montessori Miracle') Dr. Montessori was asked to open a school for children in Rome which she did. It was called the Case dei Bambini or “Children's House”. Now 101 years after the opening of the first Children's House we have recorded the first English translation of "The Montessori Method" by Maria Montessori. This book explains the Montessori Method of Education which supports “spontaneous self-development” of children and is used in the Case dei Bambini as well as many many Montessori Schools through out the world. (Written by Shurtagal and Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Montessori Method
• Author credits: Maria Montessori
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 11:51:49

Catalogue topics

• non fiction
• instruction
• philosophy
• psychology
• education
• audio book

Track guide

1. 01 - A Critical Consideration of the New Pedagogy in Relation to Modern Science — 52:43
2. 02 - History of Methods — 38:11
3. 03 - Inaugural Address Delivered on the Occasion of the Opening of One of the — 35:25
4. 04 - Pedagogical Methods — 24:18
5. 05 - Discipline — 40:35
6. 06 - How the Lesson Should be Given — 19:15
7. 07 - Exercises of Practical Life — 11:07
8. 08 - Refection - The Child's Diet — 20:13
9. 09 - Muscular Education - Gymnastics — 21:43
10. 10 - Nature in Education - Agricultural Labour; Culture of Plants and Animals — 20:29
11. 11 - Manual Labour- The Potter's Art and Building — 10:05
12. 12 - Education of the Senses — 32:44
13. 13 - General Sensibility: the Tactile, Thermic, Baric and Stereognostic Senses — 1:18:17
14. 14 - General Notes on the Education of the Senses — 18:25
15. 15 - Intellectual Education — 44:51
16. 16 - Method for the Teaching of Reading and Writing — 46:00
17. 17 - Description of Method/Didactic Material Used 1 — 35:40
18. 18 - Description of the Method and Didactic Material Used Part 2 — 35:48
19. 19 - Language In Childhood — 31:08
20. 20 - Teaching of Numeration: Introduction to Arithmetic — 24:41
21. 21 - Sequence of Exercises — 14:23
22. 22 - General Review of Discipline — 41:42
23. 23 – Conclusions and Impressions — 13:59

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