Class+Grouping

=Class Groupings= In the classroom there are going to be different types of activities that need different sized grouping. Having different ways of group your students is going to important especially in an ‘Inclusive’ classroom where there are different abilities; you don’t always want to be grouping by the students’ abilities. The following are different ways that the students can be group instead of having all whole class activities or braking down in to ability levels.


 * 1) Grouping Students by Interest – grouping by interest in an activity or topic means that all the children in that group are going to be interested and participate in the lesson at hand. If this is a project then you can do this by students chose where you put a list of topics up on the board and the students group themselves or the students can brainstorm them brake themselves into teams. This is a great way for the students to find things that they have in common with other students that they might not have worked with otherwise.I believe this would be a really good way to group students with other students with autism if that student has a very intense interest in a topic.
 * 2) Random Student Groupings – Random group can be used if there are students that stick together in the classroom and can help to create new relationships with peers. It also means that students are unable to discriminate against students that maybe be less advanced in the subject area. This provides the teacher the ability to pair less advanced students with peers that can support their learning. It also gives the teachers the ability to separate disruptive groups and students that have difficulty working together.
 * 3) Grouping by Student Choice – letting the students choose their own groups enables them to work with their friends and in some sessions maybe the desired outcome though this has the disadvantages of leaving students out and having groups that spend the time messing around and not getting any of the work done.

Whatever grouping needs to reflect the desired outcome of the activity and the teaching style of the teacher and needs to be thoroughly planned and thought about before the lesson is commenced. =Bibliography = Wagaman, J. (2008, September 13). //Student Grouping in the Classroom//. Retrieved July 28, 2011, from Teacher Tips/Training: http://www.suite101.com/content/student-grouping-in-the-classroom-a68563

By Stefany Lamb