How Poverty Affects Students by JoAnne Burke https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2 JoAnne Burke Paul Gathercoal Fall 2017 en-us 2017-11-20 22:22:07 UTC 2017-12-04 22:18:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction mpearl11 https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912581 33% of all people who live in poverty are CHILDREN!
21% of all children in in the United States live in Poverty.
Poverty affects students engagement in the classroom: 7 factors ]]> 2017-11-20 22:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912581 7 Challenges That Lower Income Students Face mpearl11 https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912617 1. Health and Nutrition: lack of nutrition affects students energy and comprehension; promote activity and student nutrition.

2. Vocabulary: exposed to fewer words in the household; incorporate vocabulary building activities

3. Effort: lower self esteem can contribute to lack of effort; engage students and use positive reinforcement.

4. Feeling of Hope: "helplessness" is related to poverty; show positive attitudes for children to emulate.

5. Cognition: performance at a lower level for lower socio-economic students; focus on building core cognition skills.

6. Relationships: relationships may be stressed or chaotic depending on household; demonstrate a calm, caring and trusting relationship for the child.

7. Distress: feeling of distress in students who come from poverty; build patterns of positivity and schedules.

]]> 2017-11-20 22:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912617 Action Steps mpearl11 https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912656 1. When assigning work that requires internet use, a computer, or other expensive
resources allow school time for these to be completed.

2. Connect parent involvement by providing childcare, transportation and being flexible on time to fit their schedules.

3. Make sure that all students are provided with the same curricular and same
opportunities with the same expectations whether they are from poverty or wealth.

4. Teach about injustices that unfairly affect the poor.

5. Keep extra supplies of basic needs on hand for students that cannot afford them or are lacking these items. Make these available discretely to avoid embarrassment.

6. Create curriculum that engages all students’ life experiences not just wealthy or poor.

7. Strive to make all programs available to all financial backgrounds.

8. Don’t give up on connecting with parents even if they seem unresponsive. 

9. Keep pushing peers to stand up to the challenge and not be judgmental of students and families from poverty. 

10. Always challenge ourselves to avoid being bias or prejudice by educating ourselves about poverty the cycle that comes with it.
]]> 2017-11-20 22:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912656 Conclusion mpearl11 https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912680 It is my job to get to know each of my students so I can identify who is at risk for these behaviors and support the students in getting through them. ]]> 2017-11-20 22:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mpearl11/x4das6kpayg2/wish/208912680