Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Focused on providing readers with the knowledge and skills to maximize the educational opportunities for children raised in low socio-economic conditions, Culturally Proficient Approaches to Conditions of Poverty provides a context for helping teachers and school leaders understand school equity issues that are related to social class. The authors frame this timely subject within the lens of cultural proficiency-a perspective that emphasizes how one works with people different from one's self in a non-judgmental, pro-social manner to help ensure effective practices. This strengths-based approach contrasts with previous deficit models that have targeted what isn't working and what doesn't exist for the child, rather than building on children's strengths, regardless of their socio-economic status.
Synopsis
Develop culturally proficient policies and practices that create opportunities for students of poverty
Countering the perspective that students from poverty come to school with deficits that prevent them from learning, this resource offers educators the knowledge and skills to maximize educational opportunities for all students, independent of students' socioeconomic status. Using the framework of cultural proficiency, this guide features:
- An examination of how poverty intersects with other groupings, including race, ethnicity, and language acquisition
- Research-based teaching strategies that draw on student strengths and assets
- Vignettes and case studies
- Reflective activities for understanding your own assumptions and values regarding equity
Synopsis
Using the framework of cultural proficiency, this timely resource offers educators the knowledge and skills to maximize educational opportunities for all students, independent of students socioeconomic status.