Information about the Montessori method is extensive. WMS maintains a resource library for parents and others interested in learning more. You may also want to peruse online resources as well.
Books by Maria Montessori
Montessori Method
The Secret of Childhood
The Absorbent Mind
To Educate the Human Potential
The Child in the Family
From Childhood to Adolescence
Education for a New World
Education and Peace
Montessori Education and Methods
- Montessori Madness! A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education, Trevor Eissler
- Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents, Maren Schmidt, M.Ed. with Dana Schmidt
- The Essential Montessori, Elizabeth G. Hainstock
- Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, Angeline Stoll Lillard
- Montessori in the Classroom, Paula Polk Lillard
- Montessori from the Start, Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Jessen Lillard
- The Schoolhome, Jane Roland Martin
- Montessori Today, Paula Lillard
Books on General Education and Child Rearing
- The Unschooled Mind, Howard Gardner
- Your Child’s Growing Mind, Jane M. Healy
- Failure to Connect, Jane M. Healy
- Family Matters, Robert Evans