Montessori Child Development

An overview of child development from birth to age 12 including the psycho-emotional, language, cognitive and Social-emotional development of children. The focus is on what Maria Montessori called “discoveries, insights, principles, laws and truths” about the nature of children and learning. The emphasis is on the theoretical framework of Montessori’s theory of child development called the planes of development. A brief history of other child development theorists and theories is discussed along with learning tasks and assignments to increase knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the Montessori teacher candidate in observation and record keeping, self-reflection and applying child development theories in praxis. Required course for Montessori Credential.