Can schools place primary students in single-age groups 100% of the time?
Schools and school councils have discretion in determining the amount of time per day individual students participate in multiage settings; so schools might group children in a single-age grouping for a portion of the day for instructional purposes (e.g., reading, mathematics). The primary program’s intention is that individual students will be grouped and regrouped (sometimes in single-age groupings and sometimes in multiage groupings) to meet their individual developmental needs and to assure continuous progress. Students may also be grouped based on common interests, talents or learning styles so they may observe and learn from other children. All of the critical attributes of a primary program should be practiced to ensure continuous progress.
