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Learners Living in Poverty

 
   

NC DPI - poverty training workshop by the Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps section

Articles:

Savage unrealities: Uncovering classism in Ruby Payne's framework by Paul C. Gorski, Hamline University

Understanding and working with children and adults in poverty by Ruby K. Payne, author of A Framework for understanding poverty

Websites:

ahaProcess.com - a website devoted to educating professionals and community leaders about the effects of class and poverty on our society

Effects of poverty on teaching and learning - includes challenges that arise in teaching children of poverty and implications of brain-based research for curriculum reform and adaptation

How understanding poverty can help low-income children learn - includes tips for making lessons relevant to students from all social classes

National Center for Children in Poverty - public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. Find fact sheets, state data, and issue briefs

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