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Matthews, Mona W.; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1997
Investigates impact of a nongraded instructional organization on the reading/language development of 117 kindergarten through second graders--61 in 3 nongraded classrooms, 56 in 3 graded classrooms. Uses a pretest-posttest control group design. Indicates no significant differences between the groups on any measures. Suggests findings are important…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, High Risk Students, Language Arts
Opuni, Kwame A.; Koonce, Sharon – 1992
This study evaluated the Primary Learning Communities (PLC) program, a non-graded kindergarten through second-grade alternative curriculum piloted in three Houston, Texas, elementary schools. The curriculum allows a multi-age mixing of students with ages between five and seven years in the same classroom. Approximately 600 students and 27 teachers…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Heterogeneous Grouping

Surbeck, Elaine – Childhood Education, 1992
Although multiage grouping is part of a greater approach to change in education, classroom problems can result when the approach's rationale is not understood. Three precepts of vertical grouping concern heterogeneity of student groups, individualized materials and activities, and a caring learning community. Factors influencing successful…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Heterogeneous Grouping

Petrie, Garth; Lindauer, Patricia; McKinney, Rebecca – Contemporary Education, 1998
Parents and community members must be educated to understand nongraded primary education and how primary age children need to be schooled in order to provide the best education. The larger school community should play a significant role in developing and implementing nongraded plans. Schools must encourage parents and community volunteers to…
Descriptors: Community Education, Elementary School Students, Mixed Age Grouping, Multigraded Classes

Hubbard, Ruth Shagoury – Teaching and Learning, 1996
This paper describes a multiage elementary classroom where students can work, learn, and research together. Students ages 6-9 years collaborate on whole-class research inquiries and individual projects. The paper presents examples of these children's work as ethnographers, emphasizing the importance of honoring students' creative abilities. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Ethnography

Shaeffer, Margaret B.; Hook, James G. – Rural Educator, 1996
Addresses the benefits of multiage grouping of primary students in small, rural schools. Reports on a survey indicating that 20 of 49 school districts in a rural state employed multiage grouping. Stresses the importance of considering child development when implementing multiage grouping, and concludes that multiage grouping may be the future of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change, Educational Practices

Lemerise, Elizabeth A.; Harper, Bridgette D.; Howes, Heidi M. – Early Education and Development, 1998
Studied the longitudinal stability of measures of peer acceptance, social status, and social reputation and the role of children's ages relative to classmates during the transition from same-age kindergarten to mixed-age ungraded primary classes. Found that overall peer acceptance and aggressive social reputation were moderately stable. Half of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Longitudinal Studies
Gutloff, Karen, Ed. – 1995
This guide is designed for elementary school teachers to assist them in developing multi-age classrooms as part of their school restructuring efforts. Each of six sections presents a story from teachers who describe the challenges and joys of multi-age teaching, from parent backlash to school district support and praise. Section 1, "Step by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Educational Improvement, Grade Repetition
Merrick, Sandra – 1996
This guide is designed to assist teachers of multi-age K-2 classrooms in organizing and implementing their classrooms effectively. Section 1, "Understanding the Multi-Age Classroom," describes characteristics of such classrooms, including relevant classroom models, incorporating kindergarten students, grouping students, and developing…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Computer Software
Stone, Sandra J. – 1996
School restructuring movements have gained a great deal of national attention. This guidebook addresses the multi-age classroom movement, in which a mixed-age group of children stays with a given teacher for a number of years. The work provides a complete design for the mixed-age primary classroom, from philosophy and rationale to sample lesson…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Continuous Progress Plan, Cross Age Teaching
Grant, Jim, Comp.; Richardson, Irv, Comp. – 1996
Studies have criticized age-graded schools as creating a barrier to meeting the goals of equity and instructional excellence in schools. This handbook provides research on multiage classroom practices and argues that a multiage system better addresses and meets students' needs. Information is presented on the following topics: educational reform,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Case Studies, Class Size, Classroom Environment