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Prendergast, Leo – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Asserts that multi-age grouping in early childhood settings can and does work. Addresses four main hurdles to successful implementation: (1) laws and regulations that act as barriers; (2) health concerns; (3) overcoming educational values that conflict with those of the age-grouped classroom; and (4) staff misunderstanding of multi-age grouping…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Cross Age Teaching, Early Childhood Education
