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ERIC Number: EJ601094
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
From Rata to Rimu: Grouping for Instruction in Best Practice New Zealand Classrooms.
Wilkinson, Ian A. G.; Townsend, Michael A. R.
Reading Teacher, v53 n6 p460-71 Mar 2000
Investigates how a select group of New Zealand teachers organize their classrooms for reading instruction to avoid the pitfalls that may be associated with ability grouping and yet meet the needs of students of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Offers 3 fundamental reasons why these groups may provide effective contexts for learning as one part of an integrated language arts program. (SR)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Zealand