Increasing language skills of students from low-income backgrounds
Subtitle: practical strategies for professionals
By: Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Plural Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
ISBN-13: 9781597564977
Subjects: Language Development Disorders; Psychology; Cultural Deprivation; Economics; Standards; Child Development; Poverty; Child; Schools; Rehabilitation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-434) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to poverty : variables affecting students' performance; title: Language skills and behavioral characteristics in children of families of low socioeconomic status; title: Considerations in assessment of the language skills of students from low-SES backgrounds; title: Practical strategies for increasing the oral language skills of children from low-SES families; title: Practical strategies for increasing the literacy skills of students from low-SES backgrounds; title: Structuring the school environment for optimal performance of students from low-SES backgrounds; title: Practical strategies for enhancing learning, motivation, and self-esteem in low-SES students; title: Poverty and highly mobile populations : mitigating the impact of high mobility and chaos; title: Considerations in working with families of students from low-SES backgrounds; title: Some words of encouragement.