Poverty/Jensen
Ruby Payne
Students/Families
Federal Laws/Regulations
Science of Reading
200

What is poverty? (according to Jensen)

According to Jensen, poverty is described as "A chronic and debilitating condition that results from multiple adverse synergistic risk factors and affects the mind, body, and soul."

200

What is "Monitor Progress & Plan Interventions"?

Charting student performance, and keeping up to date on state standards

200

Many families suffer from what kind of stress?

Economic

200

What are the three federal programs for students from low-income families?

Title I, Head Start, Free or Reduced-Price Lunch

200

According to the Science of Reading, how should reading be taught?

Systematically and Explicitly

400

A measure of income to determine the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) is issued every year by who?

The Department of Health and Human Services

400

What is "Translate the Concrete into the Abstract"?

Use mental models (stories, analogies, or visual representations)

400

A preconceived negative attitude toward members of specific ethnic, racial, religious, or socioeconomic groups

Prejudice

400

What is the Title I program?

The cornerstone of the programs for students from low-income families

400

Why did the Science of Reading research come about?

The persistence of low reading achievement gaps of students around the world

600

What is the average income range for a family of 4 in poverty? (2022-2023)

$27,750-$30,000

600

What is "Teach the Hidden Rules of School"?

Raising your hand when you want to speak, listening when others speak

600

This title of school is the cornerstone of the programs for students with low-income families?

Title I 

600

What is the Head Start program?

A federally funded program designed to serve 3-5 year olds from low-income families

600

What are the 5 components of reading?

Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension

800

What is absolute poverty?

Involves a scarcity of such necessities as shelter, running water, and food. Families who live in absolute poverty tend to focus on day-to-day survival

800

What are the 8 resources that define poverty and wealth?

Financial, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual, Physical, Support Systems, Relationships/Role Models, Knowledge of Unspoken Rules

800

What ethnic youth group is more likely than their peers to attempt suicide?

Hispanic

800

What families fit into the area for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch?

Families with an annual income that is 185% or less of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

800

What two approaches make up the Science of Reading?

Scarborough's Reading Rope and The Simple View of Reading

1000

What are some of the chronic stressors that populations in urban poverty experience?

Crowding, Violence, Noise, and Dependence on Inadequate Urban Services

1000

What is "Build Relationships of Respect"?

Affirming feedback such as teacher answers my questions, helps me when I need help and reacts politely

1000

This program is a federally funded program designed to serve three-to-five-year-old children from low-income families by addressing the needs of the whole child

Head Start

1000

Why is Free or Reduced-Price Lunch part of the Federal Program?

Because not all kids have access to a nutritionally balanced meal, so it helps them get what they need

1000

What is the Science of Reading?

A body of research integrating the skills needed to understand written and spoken language and reading words on a page