EJ465926 PS520545
Title: Something for Everyone: Benefits of Mixed-Age Grouping for
Children, Parents, and Teachers.Author(s): Theilheimer, Rachel
Source: Young Children, v48 n5 p82-87 Jul 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1993
Discusses
the benefits of mixed-age grouping for children's social and cognitive
development and reservations parents sometimes have about mixed-age
groupings. Also discusses issues that teachers need to consider
when implementing mixed-age groups: children's personal care routines;
furnishings; children's language, motor, creative, and social development;
and the needs of adults. (BB)
Descriptors: *Child Development; Classroom Environment; Early Childhood
Education; *Group Activities; Grouping (Instructional Purposes);
*Multigraded Classes; *Parent Teacher Cooperation; *Teacher Role;
Teaching Guides; Young Children
Identifiers: *Mixed Age Groups
