Poverty is not a learning disability : equalizing opportunities for low SES students / / Tish Howard, Sandy Grogan Dresser ; with Dennis R. Dunklee

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821693603321
• Autore: Howard Tish
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin; London, : SAGE, c2009; Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2009]; �2009
• ISBN: 1-4522-7331-6; 1-4522-1939-7; 1-4129-9363-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 140 pages)
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 372.18269420973
• Soggetti: Children with social disabilities - Education (Elementary) - United States; Poor children - Education (Elementary) - United States; Readiness for school - United States; Educational equalization - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - The Changing Realities of Americaâ€?s Public Education: Foundational Facts and Implications""; ""Chapter 2 - The Unfortunate Link Between Low Socioeconomic Status and Learning Disabilities""; ""Chapter 3 - Teaching Strategies and Techniques Proven to Work With Low SES Children""; ""Chapter 4 - The Importance of Strong School-Home Relationships in Educating Low SES Children""; ""Chapter 5 - How Strong School-Business Relationships Can Benefit Low SES Students""; ""Chapter 6 - The Role Networking Can Play in the Effective Education of Low SES Students""""Chapter 7 - Managing Change Successfully""; ""Chapter 8 - Selecting the Right People""; ""Chapter 9 - Identifying the Core and Individual Competencies That Promote the Most Successful Learning Environment""; ""Chapter 10 - Identifying Expectations and ; Managing Performance""; ""Chapter 11 - A Proven Approach to Improving Educational Opportunities for Low SES Children""; ""Chapter 12 - Summary and Conclusions""; ""References""
• Sommario/riassunto: Designed to improve the education of elementary school children with low school-readiness skills (low SES children), this book aims to prevent their misidentification as learning disabled. It challenges educators & parents to consider how low expectations can affect a child's achievements.