Course Type: Video – 1 hour
ASHA Course Code: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education, Training, Service Delivery, Public Policy – 7030
From an educational standpoint, it is imperative to understand the behavioral and academic outcomes of those living in low-socioeconomic environments. Participants will gain effective strategies to use as educators and walk away energized and ready to tackle the new school year. This session will provide current statistical information based on Texas to improve how we serve children living in poverty.
“Thank you for taking the time to cheer us on. I couldn’t wait to get back to work and plan and change and reshape my own way of thinking to be better. So, thank you for pushing me towards a better me.” – Convention Participant”
Level, Authors, and Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Phuong Lien Palafox, M.S., CCC-SLP was an employee of Bilinguistics. Bilinguistics receives royalty payments for online courses.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Phuong Lien Palafox does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.
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From an educational standpoint, it is imperative to understand the behavioral and academic outcomes of those living in low-socioeconomic environments. Participants gained effective strategies to immediately implement in the school setting. This session provided current statistical information based on Texas and the nation to improve how we serve children living in poverty
Participants will:
- Identify statistical information related to children living in poverty in the state of Texas.
- List the effects of poverty on behavior and academic performance.
- List effective strategies to use as a speech-language pathologist when working with children living in poverty.
Time-Ordered Agenda
10 minutes: Introduction and review of historical statistics of children from poverty
15 minutes: Review of behavioral and academic outcomes of those living in low-socioeconomic environments.
15 minutes: Current research on evidence-based strategies with children from poverty
15 minutes: Implementing evidence-based practice
05 minutes: Summary
