Multiage Classrooms by Design

Klappentext

Multiage grouping - the placement of children in the same classroom who are at least one year apart in age - is designed to allow children of various ability and age levels to work in an environment designed to optimize their learning potential. The authors explore the workings of a multiage classroom and offer guidelines for planning this type of instruction.

Inhalt

Foreword - Jerry J Herman and Janice L Herman
Introduction
Multiage Grouping for Young Learners
The One-Room School Revisited
Planning for Multiage Instruction
The Teacher s Role
Inside a Multiage Classroom
The Physical Arrangement
Guiding and Managing
The Administrator s Role
The Multiage Classroom
Questions and Comments