READING - Maria Montessori (page 82-83)

4a Read the article and correct the mistakes in the summary.
... after she graduated as a DOCTOR ....
... so the children could develop social skills with each other and learn to be COOPERATIVE.
... taught children to experiment and to BECOME INDEPENDENT.

4b Read the article again and say what the following dates refer to.

• 1870: She was born.
• 1896: She graduated from medical school.
  
• 1912: She wrote "The Montessori Method".
  
• 1936: She wrote "The Secret of Childhood".
• 1952: She died.

4c Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. They control the pace, topic and lessons.
   
2. So that they would learn by self-teaching and self-correction.
   
3. The furniture is light so the children can move it around. The cabinets are low so the children can reach them.
4. Children develop a social life based on cooperation rather than competition. They like to work together because the environment offers a range of activities.