Publications
What is Montessori?
A Basic Guide to the Principles, Practices, and Benefits of a Montessori Education.
By Heather Pedersen, Ph.D. and Jason A. Pedersen (2008)
Authored with invaluable insights from Montessori trainers, teachers, and available literature, as well as the
latest perspectives from cognitive and developmental research,
What is Montessori? is designed to provide a
thorough yet concise understanding of the Montessori method and its advantages in an easy-to-follow format.
Montessori education offers a phenomenal environment and platform for a child's intellectual growth and emotional
well-being. It provides the path for children to become the confident, creative, compassionate, unique,
intelligent, happy individuals that they were meant to be. Providing a complement to parent education events,
parent-teacher dialogues, and application and admission materials, the goal of this 71 page publication is to
better inform parents about this wonderful educational approach. In addition, it succinctly outlines what modern
science has to say about the pedagogy's benefits.
Purchasing options:
Bulk orders & single copies can be purchased using our
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Single copies may also be purchased from
Amazon.com.
One Hundred Child Development Tips:
Insights and Suggestions from Montessori Teachers.
By Heather Pedersen, Ph.D.
Intended as a clear and concise educational resource for parents seeking to raise joyful, focused, compassionate,
creative, and curious children using time-tested, research supported guidance on how to optimize a child's
intellectual, emotional, physical, and moral development, this 40 page publication reflects the core tenets
of the Montessori educational philosophy and is an updated version of the One Hundred Child Development Tips
booklet distributed at the AMI Centenary Celebration held in February 2007.
Purchasing options:
Bulk orders & single copies can be purchased using our
mail-in order form.
Single copies may also be purchased from
Amazon.com.
One Hundred Child Development Tips:
Insights and Suggestions from AMI Teachers for Educators Working in Partnership with Parents.
By Heather Pedersen, Ph.D.
Written in 2007 for the Montessori Centenary Celebration held in San Francisco, this publication was distributed
to teachers and administrators in honor of the first 100 years of Montessori education. Addressing conception
to adulthood, it contains observations and suggestions from AMI teachers which have been supplemented with
perspectives and insights from scientific research on child and cognitive development published over the last
several decades.
Additional titles currently under development.