Meeting the Needs of Students and Families from Poverty

Poverty has a profound impact on children’s learning and achievement—and with this timely resource, psychologists, administrators, and educators in K–12 settings will learn to be sensitive to the challenges poverty poses and discover ways to efficiently improve the academic skills of their students. This volume gives readers the latest research-based clinical and educational approaches to working effectively with children and families from poverty, enabling them to implement individual, classroom, or schoolwide supports that foster academic success and a positive school climate.

Education professionals will discover how to

• Incorporate the impact of poverty on children’s cognitive and social development into the assessment process
• Effectively identify children’s needs and strengths, work with their families, and design interventions that respect children’s diversity and unique experiences
• Use proven education methods successfully in their own school settings—including response to intervention, social skills training, and schoolwide positive behavioral support
• Encourage family participation and learn to recognize family strengths and risks through building relationships
• Address the hottest topics in education-including working with English-language learners, improving behavior, and promoting literacy skills

A well-rounded professional resource, this expert volume covers all the angles—epidemiological, biological, historical, socio-political, cultural, educational, and psychological—to provide readers with a true appreciation of the challenges facing students and families from poverty. Education can be the ticket out of poverty—and professionals will now have the know-how and tools they need to better help children overcome barriers, raise their academic performance, and improve their quality of life.