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Download full textFielden, Frank, Ed. – Of Primary Interest, 1995
These four newsletter issues provide information on current research and practice to early childhood professionals teaching in the primary grades in Colorado, focusing on readiness of schools for children entering the public school system. The Winter issue focuses on standards of quality for primary programs, and includes discussion of…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Primary Education, School Readiness
Gaustad, Joan – Research Roundup, 1992
Nongraded education is the practice of teaching children of different ages and ability levels together, without dividing them into groups labeled by grade designations. As the year 2000 approaches and schools are being re-evaluated in light of changing social and economic conditions, nongradedness is the focus of renewed interest. This publication…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Research
Fielden, Frank, Ed. – Of Primary Interest Newsletter, 1994
These four newsletter issues provide information on current research and practice to early childhood professionals teaching in the primary grades in Colorado, focusing on education reform and developmentally appropriate practice. The first issue notes research supporting developmentally appropriate practice, describes Kentucky's primary school…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Class Organization, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Programs
Gaustad, Joan – OSSC Bulletin, 1992
Nongraded education is the practice of teaching children of different ages and ability levels together in the same classroom, without dividing them or the curriculum into steps labeled by "grade" designations. Children progress along the continuum from easier to more difficult material at their own, varying rates of speed. Interest in nongraded…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends
Fielden, Frank, Ed. – Of Primary Interest, 1998
This document is comprised of twelve consecutive issues (1995-1998) of a newsletter published quarterly to provide information on current research and practice to early childhood professionals teaching in the primary grades in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Montana. The Winter 1995 issue focuses on necessary conditions for math/science…
Descriptors: Class Size, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Emergent Literacy
