Looping

[wvhsparent]

add ideas and info on Looping here

[Arch]

Don't mandate it, don't forbid it. Let each school, set of teachers and parents work it out locally.

[EagleDad]

Here's a study that investigated the effect of the multi-year instructional concept (looping) on student achievement in reading. The study sought to examine and compare multi-year instructional programs (looping) with traditional, single-year classrooms:

e-research.tnstate.edu/dissertations/AAI3007619/

"Statistically significant differences in TCAP total reading achievement test scale scores between elementary students in looping classes and those in non-looping classes were not found."

[Arch]

Pros and Cons are extremely subjective w/ regards to looping.