It should come as no surprise that her work and the Montessori method can benefit and support children with special needs.
During her life, Maria Montessori’s work included research on intellectual and developmental disabilities. It should come as no surprise that her work and the Montessori method can benefit and support children with special needs. Because this “follow the child” approach creates an individualized learning path for children, it can easily be adopted to work for all children, despite their needs. Additionally, Montessori programs can provide more stability for children with special needs because they can spend up to three years in a classroom with the same teacher.