Childhood Poverty's Effect On Child Development
Poverty 's Effect on Child Development
Verna Heskey
Liberty University
Dr. James Newton
ABSTRACT
Childhood poverty is a powerful factor in the development of children. Research on this study have revealed that the number of children living in poverty has increased. Though educators and various programs have been implemented to help with the disparity between the poverty stricken and the upper class children, the trend continues. Studies addressing both direct and indirect linking poverty are to academic achievement. The United States economic recovery of the past years have impacted these families therefore increasing the number of children living in poverty. Research on independent …show more content…
I taught on grade level of 1 through 6. I have taught the sixth grade for six of those years and I am currently assigned there again this school year. I am the only teacher in that grade level that they have never moved for the past six years. So when the authorities blame that team for not making the annual yearly progress, the fingers need to point to the other direction. I know that I am unable to change people so I try as best to change how I think about myself During those years, I have had some of the most challenging students, and I at times, it seems as though they were deliberately placed in my class. This school year, I am under a new principal and have the smallest class on my grade level, but after surveying the students and checking their cumulative records I realize that I was given the majority of the under achievers from the previous school year. I have attended many professional development seminars on instructing the students that a deficient in their reading abilities and behavior. I have tried many behavior modification strategies and techniques so as to reach those that seem as though they have the right to misbehave. I will continue to try my best. The question remains: Can poverty affect a child 's …show more content…
(1997). The effects of poverty on children and youth. The Future of Children, 7, 55 –71.
Gleason, S. (2010). Digging Deeper: Professional Learning Can Go beyond the Basics to Reach Underserved Students. Journal Of Staff Development, 31(4), 46-50.
Hernandez, V., Montana, S., & Clarke, K. (2010). Child Health Inequality: Framing a Social Work Response. Health & Social Work, 35(4), 291-301.
Huston, A .C.(Ed.).(1991)Children in poverty: Child development and public policy. New York: Cambridge University Press
Kennedy, E. (2010). Improving Literacy Achievement in a High-Poverty School: Empowering Classroom Teachers through Professional Development. Reading Research Quarterly, 45(4), 384-387.
McBride Murry, V., Berkel, C., Gaylord-Harden, N. K., Copeland-Linder, N., & Nation, M. (2011). Neighborhood Poverty and Adolescent Development. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 21(1), 114-128.
Ryan, S. F. (2013). The widening academic achievement gap between rich and poor: New evidence and possible explanations. In G. J. Duncan & R. J. Murnane (Eds.), Whither opportunity? Rising inequality, schools, and children 's life chances (pp. 91–115). New York: Russell Sage
Verna Heskey
Liberty University
Dr. James Newton
ABSTRACT
Childhood poverty is a powerful factor in the development of children. Research on this study have revealed that the number of children living in poverty has increased. Though educators and various programs have been implemented to help with the disparity between the poverty stricken and the upper class children, the trend continues. Studies addressing both direct and indirect linking poverty are to academic achievement. The United States economic recovery of the past years have impacted these families therefore increasing the number of children living in poverty. Research on independent …show more content…
I taught on grade level of 1 through 6. I have taught the sixth grade for six of those years and I am currently assigned there again this school year. I am the only teacher in that grade level that they have never moved for the past six years. So when the authorities blame that team for not making the annual yearly progress, the fingers need to point to the other direction. I know that I am unable to change people so I try as best to change how I think about myself During those years, I have had some of the most challenging students, and I at times, it seems as though they were deliberately placed in my class. This school year, I am under a new principal and have the smallest class on my grade level, but after surveying the students and checking their cumulative records I realize that I was given the majority of the under achievers from the previous school year. I have attended many professional development seminars on instructing the students that a deficient in their reading abilities and behavior. I have tried many behavior modification strategies and techniques so as to reach those that seem as though they have the right to misbehave. I will continue to try my best. The question remains: Can poverty affect a child 's …show more content…
(1997). The effects of poverty on children and youth. The Future of Children, 7, 55 –71.
Gleason, S. (2010). Digging Deeper: Professional Learning Can Go beyond the Basics to Reach Underserved Students. Journal Of Staff Development, 31(4), 46-50.
Hernandez, V., Montana, S., & Clarke, K. (2010). Child Health Inequality: Framing a Social Work Response. Health & Social Work, 35(4), 291-301.
Huston, A .C.(Ed.).(1991)Children in poverty: Child development and public policy. New York: Cambridge University Press
Kennedy, E. (2010). Improving Literacy Achievement in a High-Poverty School: Empowering Classroom Teachers through Professional Development. Reading Research Quarterly, 45(4), 384-387.
McBride Murry, V., Berkel, C., Gaylord-Harden, N. K., Copeland-Linder, N., & Nation, M. (2011). Neighborhood Poverty and Adolescent Development. Journal Of Research On Adolescence, 21(1), 114-128.
Ryan, S. F. (2013). The widening academic achievement gap between rich and poor: New evidence and possible explanations. In G. J. Duncan & R. J. Murnane (Eds.), Whither opportunity? Rising inequality, schools, and children 's life chances (pp. 91–115). New York: Russell Sage