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Understanding Poverty in the Classroom identifies perceptual differences, teaches strategies to address the special needs of children from poverty, encourages teachers to learn about the neighborhoods where their students live and what to look for in those areas, confronts myths about poverty, and reinforces learning with specific illustrations.

ISBN-13: 9781610483643

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: R&L Education

Publication Date: 06-16-2011

Pages: 114

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Beth Lindsay Templeton, director of Our Eyes Were Opened, is a community activist, innovator, minister, consultant, teacher, and writer. She began her career as a secondary mathematics teacher and for the last twenty-eight years has worked at United Ministries, a non-profit in Greenville, South Carolina.

What People are Saying About This

A. Scott Henderson

This is a wonderful, much-needed book. Most educators will find the length and format appealing. The prose is passionate but objective and based on solid research without being overly theoretical.

Lesley Quast

It is an important book for educators and Beth Lindsay Templeton uses poignant examples to embed knowledge. The exercises and the conversational writing style are well-developed.

Frank Holleman

America will live up to its aspirations for public education only if students in poverty excel to high expectations. Beth Lindsay Templeton has worked for years to understand, address, and explain the issues faced by families in poverty. Anyone interested in America's future and the future of America's communities will benefit from her wisdom and insights.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Understanding Poverty Chapter One: Defining the Well-Being of a Child Chapter Two: Poverty in Our Midst Chapter Three: Seeing With Other Eyes Chapter Four: Becoming Aware of Assumptions Chapter Five: Deepening Our Understanding Part Two: Helping Students Who Live in Poverty Chapter Six: Grasping the Effects of Poverty on Teaching and Learning Chapter Seven: Facing More Challenges Chapter Eight: And Then There Are the Parents Part Three: Success Is Possible Chapter Nine: Learning From Other Successes Chapter Ten: Conclusion Sources About the Author Appendix One: Setting Up A Poverty Tour Appendix Two: Progress Report