Teaching At-Risk Students

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The purpose of this study is to gain understanding of the factors that cause children to be at-risk for school failure, while also exploring models, methods, and techniques that are effective in working with these children to avoid a negative outcome. The paper outlines the significance of the study and provides an explanation of the method, limitations, related literature and includes a number of conclusions and recommendations drawn from the experiment.

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"The significance of the problem is that everyone loses when children fail to succeed in the schools. The child probably suffers the most, denied the opportunity to develop a strong sense of capability and worth, and often denigrated, criticized, and shamed. Besides the personal damage done to the child who always feels a failure, there is considerable social damage. The economy suffers from the lack of skilled workers. The social fabric suffers from the crime and poverty that seems to follow school failure. For example, juvenile delinquency is highly correlated with school problems, including drop-out rates and the inability to read effectively (Hodgkinson, 1992). There are other costs to the community, including special remedial programs and welfare."

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