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Classroom Placement for Multiples. Research and Recommendations Prepared by Brenda Schwartz January 30, 2007. Research. Twins in School: What Teachers Should Know ERIC Digest ED424033 Published October 1998 Lilian G. Katz Twins in the Classroom: School Policy Issues and Recommendations
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Classroom Placement for Multiples Research and Recommendations Prepared by Brenda Schwartz January 30, 2007
Research • Twins in School: What Teachers Should Know • ERIC Digest ED424033 • Published October 1998 • Lilian G. Katz • Twins in the Classroom: School Policy Issues and Recommendations • Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation • Published 1992 • Nancy L. Segal, Ph.D. & Jean M. Russell • What Effect Does Classroom Separation Have on Twin’s Behavior, Progress at School, and Reading Abilities? • Twin research • Published December 2003 • Lucy A. Tully et al.
Research & Articles • Seeing Double • American School Board Journal • Published March 2001 • The Trouble with Twins • National Association Elementary School Principals • Published January 2004. • Same or Separate Classrooms: A Twin Bill • Twins Research and Human Genetics • Published June 2006 • The School Years • Curtin University of Technology • December 21, 2005 www.twinsandmultiples.org
Research & Articles • Classroom Placement of Twins • Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting • Last Updated June 2004 • http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/twins.html • Breaking the Barriers: The Secret to Controlling Your Twins’ School Placement • TWINS Magazine • July/August 2006 • Dr. Rachel Franklin • Separate Classrooms or Together • Special Report on Separation • TWINS Magazine • Published 2002
Research Findings • The available research recommends that schools maintain a flexible placement policy of multiple birth children. • Decisions should be made on a case by case basis and reviewed each year. • Placement should be a joint effort between the family and educators. • Forced separation can lead to unintended consequences: • academic, emotional, social, and behavioral issues, that were not present prior to forced separation
Research Findings • National Association of School Psychologists “urges schools to maintain a flexible perspective and to consult with parents to determine when and if separation is desirable or unfavorable.” • ERIC Digest, ED427835, asserts “that mandatory separation of multiple birth children is ineffective and can be detrimental to the educational and emotional growth of these children”.
When Separation is Recommended • There are circumstances where separation of multiples is recommended. • Multiples are combining to be disruptive to the classroom. • One or both children unable to relate with other children. • The children are at markedly different academic levels. • One child dominated by other to the extent that they always check with the dominate child before acting.
Guidelines • The National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs provides the following general guidelines. • Schools should provide an atmosphere that respects the close nature of the multiple bond while encouraging individual abilities. • Schools should maintain a flexible placement policy throughout the early elementary school years. • When multiple-birth children are enrolled in different classrooms at the same grade level, there should be a consistent approach to instruction and classroom management. • Principals should move with extreme caution when considering detention, acceleration, or alternative placement of one or more multiple-birth children.
