Sentences with phrase «disadvantaged children at risk»

With so many disadvantaged children at risk, schools should be able overcome a few obstacles.

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The great interest of the study arises from the fact that, as the years went by, the researchers noticed that many of the children they had identified as «at high risk» (i.e., children subject to four or more serious disadvantages) were able to lead satisfying and socially productive lives as adults.

Regular TLT readers know all about the (misguided) Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill passed by the House Education & the Workforce Committee, a bill which would roll back key school food reforms and put economically disadvantaged kids at risk.

Initiated in 2005, the study follows 560 families from four disadvantaged urban areas who are at high risk for asthma to uncover potential risk factors that contribute to increased asthma rate in children growing up in impoverished neighborhoods.

Some children are at risk because of developmental delays or special learning needs; some begin school at a disadvantage because of their limited mastery of English or their socioeconomically impoverished living circumstances; and some, including some Indigenous children, experience multiple forms of disadvantage.

«Getting rid of school libraries also risks increasing inequalities and further disadvantaging the most deprived children who are less likely to have access to books or computers at home and will have less access to public libraries since so many are closing.»

Thanks to the federal Reading Excellence Act, some states are aiming new, scientifically based reading programs at disadvantaged at - risk children.

Dr Armstrong said children from disadvantaged backgrounds, or with disabilities such as autism, are most at risk of behaviours that lead to exclusion, poor school attendance or self - withdrawal from school.

In 2015, LightSail's SummerSail Reading Program provided at - risk middle school students with access to LightSail for seven weeks in an effort to combat «summer slide» — a phenomenon by which economically disadvantaged children rarely read during the summer as compared to their more advantaged peers.

I'm proud of the impact we've made, but we need to double - down on our efforts at a time when so many students are being targeted or unfairly treated because of their race, religion, gender, and nation of origin; when vital funding that helps disadvantaged children is at risk; and when proven solutions that can significantly increase the number of children who read by third grade and who graduate high school career or college ready still aren't in place across our nation.

«There are also serious concerns that removing local authorities from the planning of education across an area could further disadvantage children who are already vulnerable because they have special educational needs, mental health problems or are at risk of missing education,» it said.

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The Early Start Programme aims to tackle educational disadvantage by targeting children who are at risk of not reaching their potential within the education system.

It tackles educational disadvantage by targeting children between the ages of 3 and 4 who are at risk of not reaching their potential within the school system.

It forms part of the Department of Education and Skills social inclusion strategy Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) to help children and young people who are at risk of or who are experiencing educational disadvantage.

The Home School Community Liaison Scheme is targeted at children in primary and post-primary schools who are at risk of dropping out of school or of not reaching their potential in the education system because of economic or social disadvantage.

Children of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopaChildren of mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are a disadvantaged group of children that are at risk for future psychopachildren that are at risk for future psychopathology.

After controlling for these established risk factors, children growing up in socioeconomically disadvantaged families (low SES: RR, 2.11; 95 % CI, 1.20 - 3.70) and children who were socially isolated (very high social isolation: 1.96; 1.21 - 3.17) were both at greater risk of metabolic risk marker clustering at age 32 years.

While early parenthood can pose many challenges for anyone, it is particularly problematic for early and chronic female offenders, who face increased risks of pregnancy complications, socioeconomic disadvantage, relationship violence, and compromised parenting skills.41 Several studies have linked a history of maternal conduct disorder with unresponsive parenting.42 Particularly troubling are data suggesting that mothers with a history of aggression or conduct disorder, or both, pass on at least three risk factors to their offspring: antisocial biological fathers (because of assortative mating), prenatal exposure to nicotine, and coercive (hostile) parenting style.43 The most common trajectories followed by female offenders tend to increase the odds that their children will follow in their footsteps.

Where both parents are depressed, the child is at far greater disadvantage and poorer outcomes have been observed in children up to the age of 7.32 Heightened parental anxiety may result in adverse outcomes for the child, who is also put at increased risk of anxiety.33 Given that children born preterm are already at some disadvantage in comparison to their peers born at term, an increase in the prevalence of PD among this group of parents could compound the negative impact of an early delivery on child outcomes.

A good child care program is one that acknowledges diversity, is unbiased and offers affordable high quality care to and offers affordable high quality care to disadvantaged and at - risk children.

Programs often focus on adolescents, on socially disadvantaged mothers with their first child, on medically / developmentally at - risk children, or on families with characteristics that place them at risk for abuse and neglect.

Research tells us that the children most «at risk» in our society are those who are also likely to be most disadvantaged by learning environments which have a narrow view of ways of knowing.

We looked at five indicators of child disadvantage, including being overweight, concerns over language development, and social, emotional and behavioural problems - and explored whether persistently poor children were at greater risk.

We looked at five indicators of child disadvantage, measured at sweep 4 of GUS, including being overweight, concerns over language development, and social, emotional and behavioural problems - and explored whether persistently poor children were at greater risk of these.

Parents living in disadvantaged communities with high levels of chronic unemployment, poverty, social exclusion, criminality, violence and substance abuse problems as well as parents of children with behavior problems; parents of children who are performing poorly in school; parents in families with substance abuse issues; parents in families with a history of violence, abuse, or neglect; parents with difficulty managing their child's behavior, and lastly, parents who are at high risk of abuse and neglect

Every child needs effective early childhood supports — and at - risk children from disadvantaged environments are least likely to get them.

Children that have experienced a disadvantaged background are generally at greater risk of needing extra support.

Children in families with disadvantaged backgrounds and living in poor neighborhoods are known to be at high risk for poor health and less than optimal usage of health care.

These variables were selected based on the literature indicating that more frequent use of outpatient services is associated with better health in children from disadvantaged and other at - risk populations, while frequent use of the ER and hospitalizations are associated with poorer health.

Third, given that socioeconomically disadvantaged families are at particular risk for less appropriate health service use, it was expected that effects of family disadvantage on children's service usage would be moderated by parenting behaviors.

Postnatal depression, particularly in disadvantaged communities, has been shown to be associated with impairments in the child's growth, 36 and his / her social, emotional, and cognitive development.37 By school age, children of women who suffer postnatal depression are at risk for showing externalising and internalising behavioural problems, and they have lower social skills and academic achievement.38 A key way in which maternal depression affects children's development is by disrupting the mother - infant relationship as well as routine parenting functions, 37 and two studies have shown that HIV infection is associated with similar disturbances in mother - child interactions.13, 39 Currently, no studies in the HIV literature have examined maternal psychosocial functioning in relation to mother - child interactions or child development.

The children most at - risk for experiencing abuse and neglect are in disadvantaged families and are three - years - old or younger.

Parent - training programmes have been shown to be successful in improving a range of outcomes including maternal psychosocial health32 and emotional and behavioural adjustment in children under 3 years of age.33 In the UK, the Sure Start project was launched in 1999 targeting preschool children and their families, in disadvantaged areas, with a number of interventions including good quality play, learning and child care.34 Recent evidence suggests that enrolled families showed less negative parenting and provided a better home - learning environment.35 The findings presented in this paper suggest that successful parenting interventions may improve the transfer of cognitive skills between generations thereby protecting disadvantaged families from unintentionally placing their children at risk of being on a path of continual negativity.