Opening the classroom to the community: Interactive groups

4.5. Benefits of Interactive Groups

Among others, these are the main benefits derived from developing interactive groups:

• Promote interaction between students and adults.

• Generate more motivation and enthusiasm in performing tasks.

• Encourage creativity.

• Encourage the participation of all students.

• Favour the acquisition of curricular contents, the majority language and other languages.

• Develop in students the ability to listen to others and respect the opinion of others.

• Promote collaborative learning encouraging mutual support.

• Generate higher expectations (“yes, we can” effect) and improve self-esteem.

• Allow a closer monitoring of students and by more adults who watch over the evolution of the group and its difficulties.

• Open the classroom door to the Community.