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I know that the ES we're zoned for has 4 K classes with about 20 students each.  Why wouldn't they just separate out the kids based on reading ability at the beginning of the year?  It would use the same amount of 'resources', right?  Same teachers.  Same classroom.  What is the down side?
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How do they sort? Reading? Math? What if a child excels in one area and not in another? What if a child has a leap of ability during the year and goes from "the bottom" to "the top"? Or what if a child stagnates and goes from being advanced to average? Do you reorder the classes throughout the year to accommodate these changes?[/quote]

Fair points.

I've heard repeatedly (maybe not be true?) that K - 2nd grade is all about making sure the kids know how to read.  And, then after 3rd grade, they being to 'read to learn'.

So, grouping the kids by reading ability (versus math) might make more sense in K-2.  I agree that it wouldn't make sense to reorder the classes throughout the year since part of K/1st grade is socialization.  But, if the kids start at similar reading levels, won't they increase similarly as well, if all being taught the same?

And, more importantly, how would that be any worse than having the 5 different reading levels all in the same class?  Even just making it so that there are 2 different reading groups would seem to be an improvement, so that the teacher can give each group a half-hour or instruction (versus 10 minutes or no time at all, in some cases).[/quote]

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