This action research project examined the effect of Montessori Practical Life exercises on kindergarteners’ and pre-kindergarteners’ fine motor development. Fine motor skills have been linked to academic and social/emotional ...

An increasing body of research exists correlating executive function skills (EFs) with academic skills. This action research explored the development of executive function skills through the introduction of practical ...

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional, and academic success. ...

Students in today’s traditional schools do not have many opportunities for choice in their learning. Learners can often be observed seated in their assigned seat, engaged in assigned work given to them by the adult in ...

The purpose of this action research is to implement a six-week Social Emotional Learning (SEL) unit amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The unit was delivered to 26 students, who are in first, second and third grade, also known ...

Previous studies have examined the effects of different forms of sensory input on young learners’ cognition. This study is based on theoretical models of coding, information processing theory, and depth of processing theory. ...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the benefits that math manipulatives offer in Montessori and traditional environments in order to highlight the strengths of each setting and learn from each other. ...

Math fact fluency is a problem across the United States and it affects the success of many students. Math anxiety is a very real experience and considerations are to be made for this while also seeking to help students ...

The purpose of this study was to implement both intensive, oral phonological activities and motor activities to help children who are not retaining sound/letter associations using the Sandpaper Letters. This study took ...

The purpose of this action research project was to learn about early childhood Montessori teachers’ feelings and beliefs about mathematics and teaching math, and their awareness of current research regarding the importance ...