Angeline Stoll Lillard.

• Provides the research behind nine insights that are foundations of Montessori education, describing how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom.
• Offers a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and why it happens and why it works.
• Presents the studies that show how children learn best, makes clear why many traditional practices come up short, and describes an ingenious alternative that works.

New to this Edition:

• Updated references
• Addresses executive function and Montessori's role to facilitate and improve it
• Exhibits recent research about the effectiveness of Montessori education

496 pp, soft cover, 2016 edition.