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Emphasized the necessity of establishing schools to teach reading. Believed that people had the right to decipher the bible themselves and therefor needed to be able to read in their own language
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Wrote the first picture book for children ‘Orbis Pictus’
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Wrote Emile which encourages natural education for children by growth without interference or restriction
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Believed in education based on sensory experiences wrote “How Gertrude Teaches her Children’ and ‘Book for Mothers’ the first parenting books
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Taught that children’s environments contribute to beliefs, behavior and achievement. Believed society can use the child’s environment to shape the child
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Father of Kindergarten. Thought teachers role is to observe child and then provide activities to allow child to learn when they are ready to learn
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Developed progressive education theory – child centered curriculum and child centered schools
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Started the Montessori method still in use today. Developed programs to teach, blind deaf and disabled children
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Assured constitutional rights to education for all regardless of race
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Mandated that states must implement policies to ensure education of children with disabilities
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Reauthorized the Education of all Handicapped Children act renaming it the Individuals with disabilities education act
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Fully funded primary and secondary education