Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 13:07 in Psychology & Sociology

African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University of Illinois expert in the sociology of education found.

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