What are the main principles for teaching economically disadvantaged children?

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Principles for teaching economically disadvantaged children include the following:
• Provide a safe, caring environment where students can develop the behaviors
they need to be successful in school.
• Build background (brainstorming, questioning, informal discussion about their knowledge and background)
• Create an atmosphere of success (emphasize the positives, not the problems)
• Make instruction explicit (provide direct and explicit instruction for specific skills)
• Provide a balanced program (do not overemphasize basic skills while ignoring higher-level skills)
• Provide access to books and magazines (children may own few books, and schools in low-income areas may have skimpy libraries, so supply a variety of reading materials and a quiet environment)
• Counteract the fourth-grade slump (be aware that children living in poverty often struggle at this time with abstract and academically oriented words, as well as word recognition and spelling)