1. Poverty
Marixa Velasquez, MaribelL Ramos, Milton Baquero, tAmmy Reed, and anna Helms

2. Poverty Video

3. Introduction
Poverty? How many children are affected? How are children effected academically?

4. Teacher Roles identifying student needs
Minimal stress control
Reduce homework
Introducing conflict resolution skills

5. Influence of Home life on Academics
Nightlife:
Malnutrition:
Medical issues
Behavior Issues
Parents not involved
Taking care of siblings
Abuse

6. Students living in poverty and their peers
Poverty in the U.S
IDEA law
the new Every Student Succeeds Act
Disruptive behavior

7. Educating children living in poverty
*Poverty does not discriminate.
violence and crime
limited vocabulary
frequent absence cause learning gap.
*retention
Poor test scores

8. Overcoming the odds Counselors Encouragement Success Skills Programs
From low income to desirable location

9. References
CCTV NEWS (2014, December 5, 2014). Nearly 25% of Children in the U.S. Live in Poverty (video file). Retrieved from
A. (n.d.). How Poverty Affects Classroom Engagement. from leadership/may13/vol70/num08/How-Poverty-Affects-Classroom- Engagement.aspx

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