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Author:

Roseberry-McKibbin, Celeste

Title:

Increasing language skills of students from low-income backgrounds : practical strategies for professionals / Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin.

Publisher:

Plural Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xxi, 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.
English language--Study and teaching--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.
Poor--United States
Language Development Disorders--therapy.
Child.
Cultural Deprivation.
Poverty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p.303-326) and index.

Contents:

Introduction to poverty: variables impacting students' performance -- Characteristics of the language skills and behavior of children from low-SES backgrounds -- Considerations in assessment of the language skills of low-SES students -- Practical strategies for increasing the oral language skills of low-SES students -- Practical strategies for increasing the literacy skills of low-SES students -- Structuring the school environment for optimal performance of low-SES students -- Practical strategies for enhancing learning and increasing executive functioning skills -- Poverty and special populations -- Working with families of low-SES students -- Recap and a final word of encouragement.

ISBN:

9781597560894 (pbk.)
1597560898 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)144568201

LCCN:

2007024339

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)