ERIC Number: EJ819268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-6619
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Smile on Your Brother: Teaching Siblings Together
Carter, Paula
Young Children, v63 n5 p18-20, 23 Sep 2008
A multiage first, second, and third grade classroom includes brothers, sisters, cousins. Two teachers use a developmentally appropriate approach while juggling teaching responsibilities and administering the many tests required by No Child Left Behind. Carter explains their four priorities for children: attendance, responsibility, honesty, and reading achievement and describes classroom family relations can work to the children's advantage.
Descriptors: Siblings, Reading Achievement, Multigraded Classes, Mixed Age Grouping, Elementary School Students, Attendance Patterns, Student Responsibility, Ethics, Family School Relationship, Family Influence, Family Relationship, Urban Schools
National Association for the Education of Young Children. 1313 L Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 22205-4101. Tel: 800-424-2460; Tel: 202-232-8777; Fax: 202-328-2649; e-mail: editorial@naeyc.org; Web site: http://journal.naeyc.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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