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Oct 13, 2006
I am teaching in a small school in Africa. THis year I
have years 5/6 (American 4th/5th grade) combined.
two questions...
how do you teach two grades at the same time...any advice??
(I feel like I'm either not challenging year 6 enough or
doing stuff too hard for year 5)
For reading/writing...is it ok to not group by grade but
by ability? (It seems like there is not much of a
difference in standards/objectives between grades so it
makes more sense to me to group by where they are at with
their English and reading/writing skills--my background is
teaching high school--so I really have no training or
experience in this area.)
Thanks ahead of time for any advice or ideas!!
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Wow, Africa! What an experience!
I am teaching a 4/5 combination, also. What kind of standards do you use at this
school? If they are not too stringent, I'd suggest using a Readers and Writers
workshop approach in reading/writing. You're right - ability grouping would be
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