The video “Monarch’s Stephen Keiley supported this statement ““A good education is often the only means of breaking the cycle of poverty for poor children” (Teachnology.com, 2016). Children’s socioeconomic status, can negatively impact their social, emotional, and educational wellbeing; therefore, the education they receive is the key to success. Educators carry the responsibility to identify the child in need, in order to help educate the student and their families, by providing them the hope, guidance, and structure needed in order to meet their unique needs. Mr. Keiley’s student is the perfect example, despite her living conditions, she was an amazing student; she was given the proper support in school, and with her “I will do my best attitude”
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I would definitely focus on the child’s social, emotional, academic, and life skills need; through implementing these strategies in the classroom:
1) Creating a stable, caring, and consistent environment will help the student cope with their emotions, while receiving a sense of security and structure. The classroom will be their place to feel at ease, and established. Teachers can develop a daily schedule, along with a warming environment, to help the child gain a sense of stability, they are not getting anywhere else (Moore, 2013).
2) Build quality relationship with the student: It is important once the teacher identify the homeless child, to develop a relationship with the student, by being understanding, and listen to the students share their feelings. Teacher can express to the student that they care about them, and their future success. Building relationship will allow the student to increase their self-esteem, and encourage them to attend school with an “I will give it my best attitude”, while enhancing their social skills and developing positive peer relationships. When teachers build a relationship with the student, they will detect the student’s positive traits, and help them enforce their strength, and empower their weakness. Through this process, students will feel loved, and cared …show more content…
Analyzing the observations, teachers can provide the student with the support, and guidance needed, to help them excel academically. Teachers can create a portfolio for the student, including all their work, preferred learning style, and personal characteristics, in case the student transfers school, the portfolio will offer the next teacher, all the information needed on the student, and where the former teacher left off (Moore,
I would definitely focus on the child’s social, emotional, academic, and life skills need; through implementing these strategies in the classroom:
1) Creating a stable, caring, and consistent environment will help the student cope with their emotions, while receiving a sense of security and structure. The classroom will be their place to feel at ease, and established. Teachers can develop a daily schedule, along with a warming environment, to help the child gain a sense of stability, they are not getting anywhere else (Moore, 2013).
2) Build quality relationship with the student: It is important once the teacher identify the homeless child, to develop a relationship with the student, by being understanding, and listen to the students share their feelings. Teacher can express to the student that they care about them, and their future success. Building relationship will allow the student to increase their self-esteem, and encourage them to attend school with an “I will give it my best attitude”, while enhancing their social skills and developing positive peer relationships. When teachers build a relationship with the student, they will detect the student’s positive traits, and help them enforce their strength, and empower their weakness. Through this process, students will feel loved, and cared …show more content…
Analyzing the observations, teachers can provide the student with the support, and guidance needed, to help them excel academically. Teachers can create a portfolio for the student, including all their work, preferred learning style, and personal characteristics, in case the student transfers school, the portfolio will offer the next teacher, all the information needed on the student, and where the former teacher left off (Moore,