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American Institutes for Research, 2014
In 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Kindergarten Readiness Act into law, which changed the kindergarten entry age so that children must turn 5 by September instead of December to enroll. The new grade level was put into place to promote school readiness for California's youngest learners. It also established a new grade…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
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Greene, Beth G., Ed. – Reading Psychology, 1997
States that the concept of nongraded classrooms has flourished in educational circles since the days of the one-room schoolhouse, and that researchers have found that students in multiage classrooms form peer relationships that show more advanced socialization skills. Offers an annotated bibliography of 12 articles from the ERIC database on the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Flexible Progression, Mixed Age Grouping
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Siu-Runyan, Yvonne – Language Arts, 1991
Describes a teacher's experiences in a multigrade intermediate grade mountain schoolhouse. Notes that teaching difficulties were overcome by (1) organizing time and contracting with students; (2) learning from students about what to teach; and (3) using language that invites and includes students. Explains how these techniques aid reading and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Intermediate Grades, Multigraded Classes