Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1
Background and Significance ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
Importance of Engagement …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Distinguishing Preference …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Matching Activities and Capabilities ……………………………………………………………………………… 4
The Montessori Approach…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Literature review …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Method ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9
Participants and Settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9
Materials ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Dependent Variables ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
Interobserver Agreement ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 11
Procedures ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Results …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
Ben ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
Stan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14
Figure 1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Figure 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16
Figure 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
Discussion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18
Limitations and Future Directions ……………………………………………………………………………….. 19
Conclusions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20
References ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 22