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Ability grouping
I know this will be a very unscientific survey, but I'm curious about
how common Erika's school's grouping system (see below) is these days. Our school doesn't officially do ability grouping -- there is *no* expectation that the work the kids're doing in reading or math will be pegged to their individual ability at all, only to their age. It's one-size-fits-all unless the teacher wants to differentiate on her own. How about your kids' elementary schools? I had understood that ability grouping had become rare in U.S. elementary schools, but if I'm wrong about that, then our school district's system is much more vulnerable to criticism and parental agitation for change. Nevermind wrote: Wow -- is ability grouping common in the UK? If I understand correctly, it has been all but wiped out of public schools in the U.S. It sounds like wonderful common sense to me. It sure isn't wiped out in the public schools here. In my sons' school they ability group for math and reading in every grade past kindergarten (except it seems that they don't in the center based GT program, which I suppose makes sense). They have as many groups as they have teachers for that grade. So, this year there are something like six first grade teachers, so they have seven reading groups (each teacher has one, plus there's a reading specialist) and six math groups. The groups are relatively fluid, so children who need to move up or down accordingly. Seems to work like a charm. Best wishes, Ericka |
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