Students of poverty struggle in classrooms every day across America. Likewise, educators struggle with methods to engage these students and give education value to them. Too often, it's a losing battle; with students of poverty left feeling like failures (again) and educators feeling incompetent and often burnt out. It's a sad situation for both sides. Using the studies, methods and strategies from educators of students of poverty allowed me to show some of my students of poverty success for the first times in their young lives. These strategies and stories aren't meant as a fix-all for all students of poverty or educators facing these challenges. However, within the stories of my students, their successes, and yes, my failings, perhaps other educators will discover and implement successful methods as well. Students of poverty need to be "seen" in classrooms across America. Their unique situations must be recognized if educators expect to see any engagement at all. "One of the biggest issues facing educators today is how to close the achievement gap between students of poverty and middle-class students. Nothing seems to be working on a large scale, but you can be successful in your own classroom. Can You See Me? will give you the knowledge and understanding of students of poverty that are the keys to success. Belinda Adams has spent many years doing just that in schools with 90% poverty rates. With success rates at the top of the charts, Belinda wrote this book in hopes of spreading essential knowledge and guiding teachers into helping students of poverty become successful in her classroom."

Can You See Me?: Using Understanding to Help Students of Poverty Feel Seen, Heard & Valued in the Classroom

Education & Teaching

Adams, Belinda

Schools & Teaching

Independently published

A quick start implementation and reflection guide to help every educator navigate the special needs of students of poverty by working alongside Belinda Adams through her book, Can You See Me? This is a necessity for all educators and administrators who wants to change the way instruction takes place in the classroom and help students find success, academically and social and emotionally!

Can You See Me: Quick Start Implementation and Reflection

Medical Books

Psychology

Anchor Book Press

Trauma is so elusive! We can’t see it on the faces of our students. Even if we find out the kind of trauma certain student has experienced, we still have no idea how it has impacted or continues to impact them. The negative effects of trauma can overwhelm the classroom mojo like nothing else you can imagine. Why? Because it impacts everyone it touches … the teacher as well as the other students in the room. The teacher, often unknowingly, responds to the outward behaviors that result from trauma, which impacts the classroom environment and dynamics. This Quick Start Implementation and Reflection Guide is a companion to my book. It provides educators, administrators, and any other school professional with the information and guidance to evaluate your knowledge of how trauma impacts your students. It also provides opportunities for your to reflect upon your current instructional practices and how you can include what you know about students of trauma and their unique needs to improve your instruction and their responses and behavior in your classroom. It's time to be the difference for a child of trauma! Are you ready?

Don't Look Too Closely: Quick Start Implementation and Reflection

Trauma does not discriminate. The lasting effects that trauma brings into a child’s life applies to all students of all demographics, varying financial status, culture and different family dynamics. Trauma does not discriminate. It is adept at impacting all students. Trauma has impacted the lives of 1 out of 4 children. Chances are you have one of these children in your classroom or school today. Teachers are in a unique situation to positively impact the lives of children living with trauma, perhaps making the difference that helps them see their future with hope. After a special unit on Heroes, one of my students wrote: “I want to think that a hero can be anyone. But I see the bad that some people do. I want to be the kind of person someone thinks of as a hero.” Showing students to view their situation as hopeful can make you a hero to a child of trauma.

If Only She Knew ...: Engaging the Whole Student with Trauma in Mind

Trauma impacts 1 in 4 students in America's classrooms. This implementation guide follows the strategies and methods discussed in Belinda Adams' book, If Only She Knew - Engaging the Whole Student with Trauma in Mind, provides those individuals dealing with students of trauma a hands-on guide to reflect on current strategies and plan for future ones.

If Only She Knew: Quick Start Implementation Guide

REACH for Success is a quick read for educators, teacher mentors, administrators and anyone in the education field who wants to positively impact their classrooms! Belinda's 4 strategies are not complicated; however, the importance of laying the foundation beginning at the relationship level and building up to logical consequences is what makes the strategies so successful in the classroom. Using the acronym REACH for her 4 components is no mistake because, as everyone knows in the education field, we are always REACHING to find the next positive strategy that can be the positive instructional difference that transforms your classrooms into a great learning environment. BONUS: Reflection and Implementation Guide and many Resources included to facilitate a quick integration of these strategies.

REACH for Success: 4 Strategies to Positively Impact Your Classroom

Mom's Gift: No Problem is Too Big for Mom and Me (From the Adventures of Super Dino Boy)

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Anchor Book Press, Ltd

In today's world, 1 in 4 students have experienced trauma. Those students are sitting in our classrooms. Some have found support systems that have allowed them to grow and engage in instruction. Others, exhibit various behaviors from withdrawing to acting out. These students are not engaged in classroom instruction. What can we do to help? Teachers are in the unique position to come along side a child and help them move forward. There Is More to Me Than She Can See gives teachers, administrators, coaches, and anyone who interacts with children the strategies these children are looking for.

There Is More to Me Than She Can See: Engaging the Whole Student with Trauma in Mind

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

Can You See Me Yet? There is More to Learn: Using Understanding to Help Students of Poverty Feel Seen, Understhood and Valued in the Classroom

Science & Math

Behavioral Sciences

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Books by Adams, Belinda

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Adams, Belinda. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Can You See Me?: Using Understanding to Help Students of Poverty Feel Seen, Heard & Valued in the Classroom

Can You See Me: Quick Start Implementation and Reflection

Don't Look Too Closely: Quick Start Implementation and Reflection

If Only She Knew ...: Engaging the Whole Student with Trauma in Mind

If Only She Knew: Quick Start Implementation Guide

REACH for Success: 4 Strategies to Positively Impact Your Classroom

Mom's Gift: No Problem is Too Big for Mom and Me (From the Adventures of Super Dino Boy)

There Is More to Me Than She Can See: Engaging the Whole Student with Trauma in Mind

Can You See Me?: Using Understanding to Help Students of Poverty Feel Seen, Heard & Valued in the Classroom

Can You See Me Yet? There is More to Learn: Using Understanding to Help Students of Poverty Feel Seen, Understhood and Valued in the Classroom