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Stonier, Francis W. – Young Children, 2009
Stonier, a second grade inclusion teacher, wanted to instill a love of writing in all 25 of the children in his class while offering a challenging curriculum for everyone. He made the children's writing meaningful by setting up a writing exchange with high school students. The project, beginning with the second-graders offering critiques of the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing, Grade 2, Reading Materials
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Mendelson, Anna – Young Children, 1972
Discusses the benefits of students from the local high school serving as aides in kindergarten classes. (MB)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, High School Students, Kindergarten, Teacher Aides
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Henriques, Marlene E. – Young Children, 1997
Presents the use of cross-age tutoring to enhance literacy in kindergarten students. Covers benefits of the approach in comparison to other methods. Describes tutor and tutee selection, frequency and length of tutoring, tutor training, tutoring session format, evaluation, and problems encountered. Discusses results, including increased emergent…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten
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Hartup, Willard W. – Young Children, 1977
Provides evidence on the adaptive significance of peer interaction in child development, described as underutilized in formal education today. Peer role in sexual socialization and moral and social development, peer modeling, reinforcement and tutoring are discussed. Studies described involved preschoolers and children in grades 1-3. (BF)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Educational Methods, Moral Development
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Cartwright, Sally – Young Children, 1991
Presents an interview with the founder and director of the Riley School in Maine in which she discusses the school's educational philosophy and practices, curriculum design, and physical plant design. (BB)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Design, Educational Facilities Design