MARIA MONTESSORI'S OBSERVATIONAL METHOD BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION

The ability to observe is an indispensable competence and educational resource to orient the intervention of the educator that, in the pedagogical domain, should be able to operate a synthesis between observation and educational action, between theory and pedagogical praxis. Maria Montessori was among the first scientists to consider observation as a fundamental "habit" for all professions related to education, especially to detect the factors of vulnerability and the barriers that inhibit the development of the child's potential. The objective of this paper is to reflect on the link between the observational method of the pedagogue from the Marche region of Italy and the paradigm of inclusion, specifically the ICF-CY.