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Students At-RiskStudents At-RiskA definition: Any student who A definition: Any student who demonstrates warning signs or demonstrates warning signs or tendencies that could jeopardize tendencies that could jeopardize their ability to finish high school their ability to finish high school or who run a serious risk of not or who run a serious risk of not meeting basic skills required for meeting basic skills required for independent living. independent living.

Who is At-Risk:Who is At-Risk:Every child is exposed to Every child is exposed to At-Risk elements capable At-Risk elements capable of jeopardizing their of jeopardizing their future. future.

Lack of Basic NeedsLack of Basic Needs

Needs such as food, clothing, shelter, Needs such as food, clothing, shelter, limited exposure, and safety may limited exposure, and safety may jeopardize a student’s ability to function jeopardize a student’s ability to function in an academic setting. in an academic setting.

Social InfluencesSocial Influences

Circumstances relating to a child’s social Circumstances relating to a child’s social setting and relationships, resulting in setting and relationships, resulting in negative factors such as peer pressure, negative factors such as peer pressure, drug and alcohol use, pregnancy.drug and alcohol use, pregnancy.

Language and cultural Language and cultural obstaclesobstacles

Students who have been assimilated Students who have been assimilated into a new environment where into a new environment where language and culture differ language and culture differ significantly from their original point significantly from their original point of origin. of origin.

Specific Circumstances in Specific Circumstances in the homethe home

Divorce, death, remarriage, change in living Divorce, death, remarriage, change in living situations, economic status, will inevitably situations, economic status, will inevitably have an impact on a student. have an impact on a student.

Learning Learning disabilities/medical disabilities/medical

conditionsconditionsStudents who have academic discrepancies Students who have academic discrepancies

that affect skill development and grade that affect skill development and grade level competencies are inherently at-risk, level competencies are inherently at-risk, as well as those students who have as well as those students who have limitations based on a chronic medical limitations based on a chronic medical condition. condition.

Learned patternsLearned patterns

Students that, for whatever the reason, have developed a learned helplessness, usually supported by other individuals who have enabled this behavior.

Looking at the whole Looking at the whole individualindividual

Social Influences

Physiological Factors Behavioral

Factors

Family Factors

Academic skills

Cultural and Environmental Factors

Historical Data

Student

Strengths vs. LimitationsStrengths vs. Limitations

Academic skills

Physiological Factors Behavioral

Factors

Social Influences

Strengths

Family Factors

Cultural and Environmental Factors

Historical Data

Limitations

Looking at NeedsLooking at Needs

Maslow’s HeirarchyMaslow’s Heirarchy

We come into the WorldOur personality traits and aptitudes are already formed

We face our environment

We move toward a state of Independence

Our interests, values, and Intelligences develop

Our interests, values, andIntelligences are hindered

Needs are not met Needs are met

Remain in a stateof Dependence

Strategies for working with Strategies for working with At-RiskAt-Risk

1.1. Individualized Attention (unconditional Individualized Attention (unconditional positive regard)positive regard)

2.2. Interest-based materialInterest-based material

3.3. Differential InstructionDifferential Instruction

4.4. Authentic assessmentsAuthentic assessments

5.5. Reality theory plan of action (SST’s)Reality theory plan of action (SST’s)

6.6. Support intervention services Support intervention services (Counseling, tutoring, mentoring, (Counseling, tutoring, mentoring, special programs)special programs)