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Baumgartner, Karin; Brown, Connor; Demschar, Isabel; Rellaford, David; Tanner, Keaton; Thomas, Alyssa – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2022
The article discusses a year-long outreach activity, "Sparking interest in German." Five University of Utah German students engaged in the AATG/Goethe-Institut-sponsored SPARK program and taught German to local middle schoolers. At the heart of this outreach project were questions such as whether student-run outreach programs could truly…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, German, Outreach Programs, Student Interests
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Kressly, Rich – Technology Teacher, 2009
Running a successful technology education lab and delivering curriculum in today's educational environment can be busy, misunderstood, and downright exhausting. Keeping up with growing and emerging technologies, educating the school and community on what a program is really all about, and running after-school technology and engineering clubs…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Clubs, Competition, Engineering
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Maher, Charles A. – Exceptional Children, 1984
A multi-element cross-age tutoring program involved handicapped adolescents as tutors of elementary school handicapped children in areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics. Program evaluation results suggested that the program can be readily implemented in public school districts, and that it is effective in enhancing scholastic…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
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DeRita, Carol; Weaver, Susan – Reading Improvement, 1991
Describes a cross-age literacy program involving first- and fourth-grade students. Discusses tutorial activities, subject-matter acquisition activities, reading and creative dramatics activities, and writing and book making activities. Notes that the motivation, enthusiasm, and practice the program provided was more than expected. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions
Sontgerath, Mary – Momentum, 1989
Describes the development of an integrated curriculum at Christ the King School in Washington. Highlights the use of a theme around which an entire year's curriculum is based. Explains how learning objectives and skills relevant to the theme are pursued by cross-age instructional groups. Cites positive student and teacher reactions. (DMM)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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Williford, Mary L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
A program is described in which second-year high school students taught elementary students French, Spanish, or German. The program, begun in 1975 in Memphis City Schools, involved 80 high school students and approximately 1,500 elementary students in the 1977-78 school year. (SW)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, High School Students
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McBride, Robert, Jr. – English Journal, 1998
Describes an ongoing partnership between a high school English teacher and two elementary school teachers. Discusses dividing the semester into three sections (relationship building, activities, and final projects). Outlines how the partnership started, the activities involved, and benefits to teachers and students. Argues that the partnership…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Language Arts
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Berger, Allen – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1993
Describes the Teens for Literacy project, in which teens come up with ideas to improve literacy in their schools. Notes that, in the nearly five years of the program, teens have developed a Big Brother/Big Sister reading program, selected and displayed posters in school corridors, developed videos promoting literacy, read with children, and…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, High Schools, Literacy, Peer Teaching
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Dykman, Ruth Anne – Music Educators Journal, 1979
As part of Lapham Elementary School's mainstreaming project MAZE, student volunteers serve as aides in the music classes of their handicapped schoolmates. (SJL)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Handicapped Students, Mainstreaming
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Handel, Ruth D. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1995
Describes an innovative middle school program (called Family Reading) where a family-like atmosphere of attentiveness and helpfulness characterizes student interactions as they develop and practice strategies for reading aloud with younger children. Discusses children's literature and strategy learning and the family component of the project. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Family Literacy, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
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Raber, Laura L.; Lindon, James A. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1992
Describes a month-long tutoring project involving the use of fairy tales which combined storytelling and process writing. Notes that students responded favorably to the project. (RS)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Fairy Tales, Peer Teaching, Process Approach (Writing)
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Caserta-Henry, Carol – Reading Teacher, 1996
Describes the Reading Buddies program in which high school students tutor first graders at risk of failure in reading while receiving training provided by university professors. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Grade 1, High Risk Students, High School Students
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Thrope, Lynne; Wood, Karen – Clearing House, 2000
Offers an overview of research on cross-age tutoring. Describes a successful cross-age tutoring program pairing 7th-grade with 3rd-grade students. Offers guidelines for developing a successful cross-age tutoring program. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Adolescents, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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Taylor, Barbara M.; Hanson, Barbara E.; Justice-Swanson, Karen; Watts, Susan M. – Reading Teacher, 1997
Describes a reading intervention program that combined a modified enrichment program with cross-age tutoring and that resulted in significant gains in reading for both students and tutors. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Fox, Barbara J.; Wright, Maripat – Reading Teacher, 1997
Describes a cross-age reading program called Storymates, which connected school and home literacy experiences of 9-, 10-, and 11-year olds through storybook reading to younger siblings, relatives, and neighborhood friends. Discusses exploring story structure in the classroom; reading storybooks in school and at home; how retellings improved; and…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Aloud to Others
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