Thread:Recommendation 1/@comment-5325087-20120728041833

The current state of the economy and unemployment rates holding steady at record highs more children are being born into poverty. Poverty plays a huge role in a child’s acquisition of literacy. Often these families are struggling to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads, so reading to their children or having books readily accessible is not always a priority. In fact, these children are entering kindergarten grossly unprepared in areas such as letter recognition and cognitive development. There are many things that teachers can do to help combat the deficits in literacy development due to the socioeconomic status of the children that we serve. Teachers can take part in trainings presented by Ruby Payne trainers in order to better understand how these children think and simple things teachers can do to grab their attention and keep it. We can also look into programs that will give students free access to grade appropriate books at the local libraries or donation programs.  