Chapter 11

Question 1

Students at risk are described as

Answer 1

• “…are defined as those who are in situations that can lead to academic, personal, and behavioural problems that could limit their success in school and later in life.”
• Are fully included into the education program
• Are often neglected in the classroom and consigned to failure instead of receiving the proper interventions
• Are not eligible for special education but they still NEED special interventions
• Should not be labelled

Question 2

Students who grow up in poverty

Answer 2

• Crime, physical abuse, learning problems, behavior problems, emotional problems, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, health problems, poor prenatal care, poor parenting, single-parent households, poor housing conditions, hunger

Question 3

• Abuse includes

Answer 3

1) emotional - the parents do not provide emotional support necessary for the child to grow and develop. Characteristics include: absence of positive self image, behavioural extremes, depression, attempted suicide, age-inappropriate behaviours, extreme fear, sleep and eating disorders, self-destruction tendencies, etc.
2) physical - the textbook defines it as “non-accidental trauma or physical injury caused by punching, kicking, biting, burning, or otherwise hurting a child”
3) sexual - touching, non-touching, and sexual exploitation. Characteristics include: physical injuries to genital area, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, sexual self-consciousness, inability to create appropriate relationships with peers, using the school as a sanctuary

Question 4

Neglect includes

Answer 4

1) physical - the child is not being provided with basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter
2) educational - failure to enroll a child of school age in school or an educational setting
3) emotional - allowing drug/alcohol use, not providing psychological care, belittling, not showing affection
4) medical - not providing necessary and appropriate health care for the

Question 5

Strategies for Students at Risk

Answer 5

• Promote resilience: good outcomes in spite of serious threats to adaptation or development
• Four Primary Approaches: Compensatory education, prevention programs, intervention programs and transition programs
• Other: Reading Emphasis, Accelerated Schools, Alternative Schools, One-on-one tutoring, Extended school days, Magnet Schools, Teen-parent schools, Vocational-technical programs, School to work programs, Mentoring Programs