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Silverman, Rebecca D.; Martin-Beltrán, Melinda; Peercy, Megan M.; Taylor, Karen S. – Reading Teacher, 2021
In this article, we report on a cross-age peer learning program, the Martha's True Stories Reading Buddies program, focused on supporting the vocabulary and comprehension of multilingual learners and their peers in elementary school. We describe the principles of the program and provide information about our evaluation of the program. Then, we…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Elementary School Students, Cross Age Teaching, Peer Teaching
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Adams, Megan Glover – English Journal, 2009
Cross-age tutoring, in which older and younger students work together to improve their ELA skills, is not a new concept; Linda D. Labbo and William H. Teale explored it as a tool for poor readers as early as 1990. The author has found that using tutoring with video games also works well. Students have the opportunity to read aloud collaboratively…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Video Games, Adolescents, Cross Age Teaching
Berliner, David; Casanova, Ursula – Instructor, 1986
The Pause, Prompt, and Praise method of tutor training has been used successfully to train older children and parents to provide remedial reading instruction. Tips for putting together a cross-age tutoring program are given. (MT)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Reading Improvement, Remedial Reading
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Topping, Keith J.; Bryce, Angela – Educational Psychology, 2004
Outcomes for methods to accelerate thinking skills involving some peer interaction have been more consistently positive than those for purely teacher-directed or materials-led methods. However, methods involving mainly or only peer interaction are rare. This paper describes and evaluates such a method for peer tutoring in thinking skills, which…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Teamwork, Thinking Skills, Reading Skills
Haluska, Rena; Gillen, Dorothy – Learning, 1995
When older and younger students are paired, motivation, cooperation, friendship, and self-esteem flourish, and extra learning takes place. The article describes how to match students, presents five cross-grade projects, discusses project evaluation, and offers the option of cross-grade tutors. (SM)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
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Reif, Darla; Conway, David F. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
Four high school seniors at the Nebraska School for the Deaf were effectively used as storytellers and story readers with primary grade students at the school. The younger children became more involved with literature and the older students learned to select appropriate stories, prepare for storytelling, and select the appropriate communication…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Deafness, High School Seniors, High Schools
Vincent, Susan, Ed. – 1999
In multigrade instruction, children of at least a 2-year grade span and diverse ability levels are grouped in a single classroom and share experiences involving intellectual, academic, and social skills. "The Multigrade Classroom" is a seven-book series that provides an overview of current research on multigrade instruction, identifies key issues…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
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Morris, Ronald V. – Gifted Child Today, 2000
This article describes a learning activity, the Texas History Walk, in which third- and seventh-grade gifted students learn about life in the 1870s on the Texas frontier. The younger students interact with the actors, seventh graders role-playing characters of the 1870s. Benefits of the activity include its interdisciplinary nature, the cross-age…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Interdisciplinary Approach
Wight, Brenda; Steele, Heidi – 1994
The "Writing Buddies" program is designed to allow students from one grade level to write, edit, publish, share, and celebrate their success with peers from another grade level. Students also benefit from the strengths of two teachers and parent volunteers. The role of the teacher is to provide the atmosphere conducive to writing, and to…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Program Descriptions
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Barrow, Lloyd H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1985
Presents two activities on acid rain for students in intermediate grades. Materials needed and procedures used are included. Also describes "chemical magic" shows performed by high school students for sixth-grade students in seven elementary schools in Altus, Oklahoma. (JN)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Intermediate Grades
Vacc, Nancy Nesbitt; Cannon, Sally J. – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
Sixth grade students tutored four moderately mentally handicapped elementary students in mathematics. Results indicated increased math skills. Teachers rated the program positively and reported increased academic and/or social achievement among subjects. Tutors and tutees reported positive attitudes toward each other. A two-year follow-up study…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Followup Studies, Maintenance
Commeyras, Michelle; And Others – 1995
This pamphlet describes a year-long project that began with the idea of inviting eighth graders to study the thoughts of second graders as shared during literature discussions. It then evolved into a more elaborate project bolstered by the students' enthusiasm and interest in each other. The pamphlet describes the students, establishment of the…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Cross Age Teaching, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
Samway, Katharine Davies; And Others – 1995
Offering suggestions on setting up and maintaining a cross-age reading program, this book describes teachers' experiences in establishing a cross-age reading program in a multiethnic, multilingual inner-city school in Oakland, California. The book notes that what began as an effort to engage one under-achieving fifth-grade boy evolved into an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
Gaustad, Joan – OSSC Bulletin, 1992
Traditional large-group instruction is geared toward one type of learning style and often assumes a specific cultural background. Tutoring, as a way to augment traditional instruction and help students with special needs, is examined in this bulletin. Following the introduction, chapter 1 reviews evidence supporting the effectiveness of tutoring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
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Lockard, James O. – American Biology Teacher, 1989
Described is a program in which elementary school students visit high school biology classes and are taught by the high school students. Discussed are requirements, costs, materials, curriculum, preparation of student instructors, sequence of events, facilities, and program advantages. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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