Students and families from low-income backgrounds are at greater risk for stress, illness and other factors that make it difficult to be ready for learning in the class environment. For some students, the difference in expectations between home and school can be so drastic that it causes a type of culture shock. How can we ease this transition so that students are ready to learn? We can do this by explicitly teaching and explaining expectations, providing predictable routines, model and teach ways to express frustration and set daily, weekly and yearly goals. Find the other modules in this series below:
The Achievement Gap: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds (Part 1)
Importance of Parent Training in Early Literacy: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds (Part 2)
Strategies to Support Emergent Literacy: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds (Part 3)
Increasing Literacy in Adolescents: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds (Part 4)
Optimizing the Learning Environment: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds (Part 5)
Contextualize Language for Learning: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds (Part 6)
Increasing Executive Functioning: Increasing Language Skills of Children from Low Income Backgrounds: (Part 7)
