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Renfro, Marilyn J. – Journal of Reading, 1975
Describes an elective class in which high school students work in a primary grade classroom helping students with learning problems. (RB)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educational Programs, Elective Courses, High School Students
Calo, Kathy; Ingram, Pam – 1994
The Playground Leader program at Wells Elementary School provides an opportunity for trained students to direct structured small and large group activity stations during recess. Fourth graders are leaders in the setting described in this document, but older students could be trained in other school settings. The playground leaders are chosen…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Cross Age Teaching, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Winson, Andrea – 1994
The Study Buddies program is a partnership between an upper elementary classroom and a primary classroom. The program could be modified for any grade level as long as all the class members are willing to work with a different grade level class on a regular basis throughout the school year. Participating students and teachers plan social…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cross Age Teaching, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Relationship
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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
Trimble, W. Jean – 1996
This practicum project developed and implemented a program to teach young children reading readiness skills before they entered first grade. A target group of 20 students ranging in age from 4 to 6 years old in an elementary school kindergarten class was established for the program. During the 12-week implementation, the target group participated…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten Children, Primary Education
Nagan, Carole – 1994
A study examined the effectiveness of an immersion-in-literacy program in a first-grade classroom. Six of the 22 students (all six were boys) indicated on a reading attitude survey that they did not like to read books. The classroom teacher set up her classroom so that it fostered literacy development. Some of the experiences and activities she…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Environment, Cross Age Teaching, Grade 1
Reid, Marilyn J. – 1972
A primary annex, built to relieve overcrowding, is attended by children registered in kindergarten through grade 3. The building consists of an open area organized into a number of learning centers plus three closed classrooms. The school's program is based on two concepts adapted from the British Infant School system: (1) family or vertical…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Classroom Furniture, Cross Age Teaching, Educational Environment