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 most common reason for a person to partake in reading and writing is enjoyment which also provides intrinsic motivation. Students who have intrinsic motivation are more likely to be engaged and interact deeply in the ...

The purpose of this research project was to study how Physical Activity (PA) can impact behaviors in a classroom setting. This study implemented PAs from the MNRI program to determine its impact on students’ on- and off-task ...

This action research studied the effect of silence on levels of concentration in the early childhood Montessori classroom. The study took place in a private Montessori school located in a small city in central Minnesota. ...

To become successful summary writers, English Learner high school students need to be explicitly taught inferencing that allows them to develop the necessary higher-order thinking skills necessary for academic success. ELs ...

This paper discusses the current strategies for vocabulary instruction in the United States K-12 system. It introduces a new method for Spanish-speaking students to use cognates as root morphemes within affix instruction. ...

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 ...

This qualitative phenomenological study focuses on the development of evidence-based writing skills in the upper elementary Montessori (9–12-year-old) classroom. This study traced the lived experience in the classroom ...

Montessori education is known as peace education. Normalization is one of the most significant concepts within Montessori education and which herself identifies as the “most important result.” The purpose of this study ...