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Acceleration In Middle School

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Acceleration occurs when students move through traditional curriculum at rates faster than typical. Among the many forms of acceleration are grade-skipping, early entrance to kindergarten or college, dual-credit courses such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs and subject-based acceleration (e.g., when a fifth-grade student takes a middle school math course). Many researchers consider acceleration to be “appropriate educational planning. It means matching the level and complexity of the curriculum with the readiness and motivation of the student” (Colangelo, N., Assouline, S., & Gross, M. U. M., 2004).

In grades 4, 5, and 6, students may be placed in Advanced math. In the Advanced math courses, students quickly

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