Poverty

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Blabberize-- [] VoiceThread-- [] Audacity--[] Readability Tools--[], google "Flesch-Kincaid," or use the feature on your word processor.

Books: Payne, R. (2005). // A framework for understanding poverty //. Highlands: aha! Process Inc. The entire spectrum of the aha! Process may also be useful--it covers K-12 and into college (which might be useful if teaching AP): http://www.ahaprocess.com/ This is a list of free downloads from the aha Process! http://www.ahaprocess.com/Downloads/Downloads_Audio.html Teleseminars include " Working with Parents" and several on internal thought processes and vocal registers. Ron Clark's //The Essential 55//: Many of his principles are similar to Payne and very appropriate for teaching the hidden rules of the middle class and making up deficits low-income students may possess more frequently than their peers. Eric Jensen's //Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do about It//

"Learning is Messy"--a well-established and well-regarded blog by Brian Crosby,a teacher of low-income and "at-risk" students. http://learningismessy.com/blog. Crosby also wrote a book on teaching with blogs, //Making Connections with Blogging: Authentic Learning for Today's Classroom.//

You may need to refer parents/older students to the following: Virginia Food Stamps: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/foodstamp.cgi Virginia Help with Housing:http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=va&topic=renting For encouraging college, The Pell Grant (http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.html) and the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (http://www.schev.edu/students/factsheetvtag.asp)