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This 5-page paper examines the pros and cons of ability grouping in the classroom. The paper also makes suggestions as to how to set up a classroom with different types of readers. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: D0_MTabilgrou.rtf
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is, in a classroom of 25 to 30 students (a standard size), an educator is faced with students of varying reading abilities and comprehension. In an attempt to make teaching
more consistent, educators will sometimes be placed into "ability groups" when it comes to reading. In such groups, students are grouped according to their abilities, and advance within their group,
rather than trying to compete with the entire class. Ability grouping generates its own share of controversy. One side states that, especially
in the average reading or low reading groups, self-esteem and progress can be impacted. Yet throwing the average or sloe learners into an overall classroom environment can create problems on
a teaching level, with the educators being forced to "dumb down" curriculum to account for the slower students. This presents difficulties who have better reading skills, as this group is
not challenged, and could be bored (and not learn) as a result. But what do the Code of Ethics of the
Education Profession in Florida and National Education Associations Code of Ethics of the Education Profession suggest about ability grouping? While none of the ethics codes mentions ability grouping, perse, there
are some statements that can be taken as either pro- or con-ability grouping. The NEAs Code of Ethics of the Education Profession states, for example, that the educator "shall not
unreasonably restrain" the student from independent action when it comes to learning, nor should the teacher "intentionally expose the student to embarrassment or disparagement" (NEA, 2002). This latter is especially
interesting - could ability grouping be considered a form of embarrassment or disparagement? It depends on how the ability grouping is being used.
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