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Effects of Homelessness on Children’s Education
Stereotypes, Stigmas, and Statistics
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Homelessness in Ohio
100

3 ways can teachers help? 


- greeting students

-getting to know students

-celebrating achievements


100

True or False 

Homeless students often have lower attendance rates than housed students

True 

100

 What is a Stereotype?

“a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment”(Merriam-Webster, 2019)

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What is Project Act?

This program is focused on the academic success of each student. This Program currently works with 1,485 students in grades k-12. 

100

What is one of the four broad categories of homelessness? 

People living in a place not meant for human habitation... 

People who are losing their primary nighttime residence...

 Families with children/unaccompanied youth who are stably unhoused... 

People who are fleeing/attempting to flee domestic violence...

200

What is the biggest reason their is an increase in homeless families?

A. Housing Affordability

B. Lack of Jobs available

Housing Affordability

200

What types of development does homelessness impact?

physical, behavioral, social, cognitive, and emotional 

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What is one family stigma based around homelessness

  • Educators or peers may assume that homeless parents are unable to provide adequate support or care for their children
  • Homeless families may be blamed for their situation
  • Parents are viewed to not value education 
  • Teachers and other parents may assume that homeless families do not provide their children with nuture or care

 

200

What does "P.A.T.H" stand for 


Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness

200

What are two causes of homelessness?

  • Housing 
  • Income
  • Health
  • Domestic Violence
  • Racial Inequality
300

True or False

"One size Fits all" tends to work for all students experiencing homelessness. 

False.

300

Due to stress students have more difficulty with ______    management than house students due to excess stress and trauma.


behavior

300

What is one student stigma around homelessness

  • Teachers or classmates may have lower behavioral expectations for homeless students
  • Homeless students are believed to perform below academic standards
  • Other students may find homeless students to “not fit in” or be “different”
300

What is the name of the Assessment the Ohio Board of Education created to review data and activities to ensure needs of students experiencing homelessness are met. 

One Needs Assessment

300

What are three effects of homelessness?

  • Chronic health conditions
  • Emotional and behavior problems
  • Poor academic achievement 
  • Chronic absenteeism
  • Confusion, withdrawal, and aggression
400

Homelessness poses significant socioemotional risks, including higher rates of mental health problems such as?


depression, anxiety, and suicide risk, along with vulnerability to abuse and exploitation

400

True or false 

Graduation rates are higher for homeless students compared to housed students

False

400

What are three causes of stereotypes in the classroom?

  • Internalized belief that they are less than
  • May become self-conscious of themselves or have low self-esteem
  •  Generate feelings of anxiety or depression
  • Cause for lack of motivation in school
  • Difficulty reaching out to peers or making friends


400

What state and year was the PHC program founded in?

California, 2004

400

What are two challenges families struggle to adjust to once they enter a homeless shelter?

  • Parenting style conflicts in shelters 
  • Parent-child relationship adjustments
500

Effects of homelessness on education hardships include:

A. Housing instability

B. Lack of basic needs

C. Financial Strain 

D. All of the above 

All of the above 

500

The performance gap between homeless students and housed students in mathematics is approximately ___%

A. 28%

B. 30%

C.12%

30%

500

True or False 

The performance gap for language arts is approximately  28%

True 

500

Name one resource that focuses on the mental health  of families and students in the United States

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness

 (PATH)

Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals 

(GBHI)

Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH)

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)

500

In the Cleveland Municipal School District alone approximately _____ students who attend are homeless

1,755 students