Tish Howard, Sandy Grogan Dresser, Dennis R. Dunklee

Poverty Is NOT a Learning Disability

Equalizing Opportunities for Low SES Students

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Produktbeschreibung

Proven strategies for increasing the academic performance of students with low school-readiness skills! Children of low socioeconomic status often enter school with low school-readiness skills, leading them to be misid

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: B69031P
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9781412969048
• ISBN-10: 1412969042
• Artikelnr.: 26220295

Autorenporträt

Lizette (Tish) Howard has 20 years of experience as an educator working with children and parents in low socioeconomic schools. She is an elementary principal in a Title I school in which 43 percent of its families are classified as living in poverty. In this position, Howard is responsible for the design and implementation of numerous programs and a school climate that raised the level of student academic success and closed the achievement gap between students of poverty and those residing in homes of economic stability. Howard works with parents, civic associations, clergy, and the business community to level the economic playing field for disadvantaged students and has implemented numerous initiatives to provide the necessary background knowledge many children from poverty lack when entering school. Prior to her role as a school administrator, Howard served 10 years as a speech and language pathologist with a full caseload of language delayed children. She spent eight of those 10 years delivering services to emotionally disturbed adolescent males in an alternative educational setting. It was in that capacity that Howard introduced inclusion language therapy to her school district as opposed to the standard pull-out method. This form of therapeutic delivery is now widely used districtwide. Howard has served as an education consultant for local preschool and summer camp experiences. She designed an educational summer experience for low socioeconomic children that focused on providing a foundation for the academic challenges they would face in the upcoming academic year. She also served on the Minority Student Achievement Board for her school system and has presented programs on intervention methods at the local school and university level. Howard earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in speech and language pathology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her PhD in education leadership from George Mason University. While completing her postgraduate work, Howard was a contributing writer to the USA Today educational web site, and she continues to mentor prospective administrators through the university mentoring program. She has been nominated for Principal of the Year honors in her school district, recognized by the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development for development of positive school climate, and featured in numerous television and print articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction 1. The Changing Realities of Americäs Public Education: Foundational Facts and Implications Diversity Poverty School Readiness Lack of Parent Involvement Deficit Perceptions Special Education and NCLB Summary 2. The Unfortunate Link Between Low Socioeconomic Status and Learning Disabilities Understanding Learning Disabilities Poverty Is Not a Learning Disability Educators
Lack of Understanding of Poverty Teachers
Role in Learning Disability Referrals The Cost of Misidentifying Children as Learning Disabled Summary 3. Teaching Strategies and Techniques Proven to Work With Low SES Children Four Teaching Strategies That Work Creating a Positive Climate for Instruction Summary 4. The Importance of Strong School-Home Relationships in Educating Low SES Children The Importance of Parent Involvement The Importance of Home-Based Involvement The Importance of School Climate Meeting the Challenges Presented by Low SES Neighborhoods Embracing Cultural Diversity Summary 5. How Strong School-Business Relationships Can Benefit Low SES Students Creating a Partnership With Structure and Reciprocity Looking Beyond Dollars in School-Business Partnerships Recognizing the Partnership Value of Small Local Businesses Summary 6. The Role Networking Can Play in the Effective Education of Low SES Students Networking With Central Offices Networking Beyond the School District Summary 7. Managing Change Successfully Why People Resist Change Strategies to Reduce Resistance to Change and Promote Successful Implementations Summary 8. Selecting the Right People Identifying the Characteristics and Qualifications You
re Looking For Assessing Your Faculty and Staff
s Strengths and Weaknesses to Clarify Your Needs Communicating Your Needs and Interests to Human Resources Structuring the Interview Process Managing the Interview and Selection Process Summary 9. Identifying the Core and Individual Competencies That Promote the Most Successful Learning Environment What We Mean by Competencies Identifying Core School and Individual Competencies That Promote Student Success Summary 10. Identifying Expectations and Managing Performance Some Basic Assumptions Communicating Your Expectations Managing Performance Around Your Expectations Providing Constructive Feedback Summary 11. A Proven Approach to Improving Educational Opportunities for Low SES Children Professional Climate Behavioral Climate Community Climate Instructional Practices Summary 12. Summary and Conclusions Being the Leader in Your School Making the Most of an "Ambiguous" Situation References