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 Maria Montessori and Her Method

Maria Montessori and Her Method
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     challenging words:    teens, provides, writing, reading, born, public, natural, medical, blank, birth, receive, retardation, sixth, schools, adult, prepare
     content words:    Maria Montessori, Montessori Method, Absorbent Mind, Nobel Peace Price

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Maria Montessori and Her Method
By Jennifer Kenny 		  
1     Maria Montessori was born in Italy on August 31, 1870. She always seemed to be a girl ahead of her time. She went to a boys' school. She studied science and math. She was the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree. She became a doctor in 1896.
 
2     Maria worked at a clinic. There she worked with special needs children. She decided that they could learn a lot more than even the experts thought.
 
3     In 1901, Maria became the director of a school for mental retardation. She gave the children activities that meant something. People noticed Maria's work when many of the children passed public school tests meant for sixth graders.

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