“Readers are the future leaders” is the phrase you probably must have heard a lot of times. Reading to children cultivates the love for reading which is necessary for advancing literacy skills. The most important thing that you can do as a parent is to help little ones go on their journey to mastering language by reading to them every day. With the Montessori approach, you can introduce your child to the magical world of reading, so that they have solid literacy and language skills late in life.
In addition, early Montessori reading will promote cognitive development, imagination and supports a special bond between young ones and their parents. To help foster a love for reading we have compiled the best Montessori books available on amazon:
The Montessori Method – Maria Montessori
It is impossible to create a list of the best Montessori parenting books without including a book by DR.Maria Montessori. She is familiar with all the corrections and methods that allow us to understand the development process of a child. Following Maria’s approach, Montessori schools allow children to work on their skills at their own speed. This book is a masterpiece for early childhood learning covering all topics such as history, philosophy, and how she used her teaching method. This is not a quick poolside read, this is a must-have for teachers and parents to unlock the potential that little human beings carry.
The Montessori Toddler- by Simone Davies
This smash hit has been a popular read since 2019 and it’s easy to see why this book provides a pragmatic and modern approach to Montessori. This book is loaded with practical tips for living with a toddler.
This guide to educating toddlers using the Montessori educational philosophy teaches adults how to respond to the frustrations of a toddler with the spirit of gentleness. The book is broken down into understandable chapters that are easy to understand with wonderful examples of Montessori’s around the world and lots of beautiful illustrations.
Montessori Toddler Activity Book - Beth Wood
This book is full of meaningful development activities for young ones focusing on art, practical life, motor skills, sensory development, and language. This book focuses on the fact that in a human’s life the most important social and emotional development happens during toddlerhood. The book contains a wide range of fun activities such as creating a suncatcher, playing card games, and much more that will foster toddlers' independence and confidence level.
All Montessori-based activities in this book can be repeated using everyday household items which don’t require complex setups and guidelines on how to increase or decrease the difficulty level of each activity.
A learn to read - Julia Palmarola
A learn to read practice Montessori workbook includes working with letters and a simple way to learn and memorize phonics by learning the shape and sound of the alphabet the same way Montessori method uses sandpaper letters after mastering the phonics the child moves on to phonic reading with three-part cards, missing letters and easy to read CVC words and CVCC pattern. This multipurpose book consists of a series of activities for kids 3 to 5 and 5 to 7. It is a must-have for those who are teaching Montessori Method to their toddlers at home.
Baby Montessori Boxed Set - Chiara Piroddi
A beautiful series of board books for your little nugget's first year. This book is specially designed for infants to foster their visual development using black, white, and red illustrations.
Using the Montessori theory, each book follows babies as they grow and learn during the first year of life. Children as young as 0 months up to 1 year can discover different themes and activities such as learning about animals and tracing using their little fingers.