Looping

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the practice of looping, when students stay with the same teacher for more than one grade level. The paper explains that the concept is to increase student comfort by creating a longer term relationship between students and their teacher. The paper looks at the positive elements and drawbacks of this educational approach.

From the Paper:

"The practice of "looping" means advancing teachers from grade to grade along with their classes of students. At the end of the second (or third) year in the pattern, the students move on to another teacher, and the looping teacher receives a new group of students at the lower grade level. Looping is not used in multiage grouping, since a multiage group does not comprise a single class grade."
"As noted by Denault (1999), "With the spotlight in the United States on public schools, educators continue to struggle with the problem of how to improve the quality of education for students. At national, state and local levels, schools are looking at different ways to organize themselves for success.""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Denault, L.E. (1999) Restructuring? Keep it simple. Consider Looping! Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin 65(4): 19-26.
• Elliot, I. (1998). When two years are better than one. Teaching Pre-K 29(3): 38-41
• Forsten, C., Grant, J., and Richardswon, I. (1999) Multiage and looping. Borrowing from the past. Principal. 78(4): 15-16.
• Jordan, D. (2000) Looping: Discovering the Difference. Teaching PreK-8 30(6): 58-59.
• Little, T.S., and Dacus, N.B. (1999) Looping up with the class. Educational Leadership.57(1): 42-45.

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