The Impact of Poverty and Homelessness on Children’s
Oral and Literate Language: Practical Implications for
Service Delivery
from a presentation at ASHA Schools Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 28, 2012
By Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, PhD
California State University, Sacramento
San Juan Unified School District
I. Key Points
● Statistics regarding poverty in the U.S.
● Factors that impact low-SES students’ linguistic and academic achievement
● Effects of poverty on oral and literate language development
● Suggestions for supporting low-SES parents in increasing their children’s language skills
● Strategies for professionals for increasing the oral and written language skills of low-SES students
● Executive functioning deficits in students and summary of remediation strategies
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