Building Student Resilience, K-8 : Strategies to Overcome Risk and Adversity.

C -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Our Current Landscape -- Rebounds: Resiliency Overview -- The Need for Turning Points -- Including Student Voices in the Game Plan -- The Significance of This Work -- Chapter 1 - How Do We Know They Will Bounce Back? -- Evidence From the Record Books -- The Impact of the Resiliency Protective Factors -- Summary of Theoretical Base -- Seminal Work on Resilience: The Kauai Study -- Specific Resiliency Protective Factors Impacting Student Achievement -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 - The Caring School Team -- The Schoolwide Game Plan -- Students' Perspectives on Support -- Chapter 3 - The Engaging Classroom Team: The Classroom Game Plan -- Perspectives on Engagement -- Practical Applications -- Chapter 4 - What We Urgently Stand For and Against: Does Your School Truly Put Student Learning First? -- Teacher- Versus Learner-Centered Practices -- Creating a Sense of Urgency -- Faces of the Achievement Gap -- Own It! -- Chapter 5 - All-Star Performance: What Will Your Legacy Be? The Leadership Implications of Systemic Change for All Students -- Transformational Leaders as Agents of Change -- Own the Challenge -- The Soul of a Leader -- Conclusion -- Turning Points -- Appendix A: Envisioning Life Beyond High School -- Appendix B: Demystifying College -- Appendix C: Life Skill -- Appendix D: Enrichment Opportunities -- Appendix E: Student Growth Plan -- Appendix F: Schoolwide Standards for Behavior -- Appendix G: Classroom Goals (Fifth-Grade Example) -- Appendix H: Dreamboard Template -- Appendix I: Hattie's Meta-Strategies for Student Growth -- Appendix J: My Plan for Success -- Appendix K: Grade Improvement Plan -- Appendix L: Levels of Support -- References -- Index.

This book details how to work positively with at-risk students to increase student engagement and develop teacher-student relationships to boost achievement.

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