The Best Resources On What Poverty Does To Children’s Brains – And What We Can Do About It

“A new study came out yesterday that was covered by NPR, and you can read about it at Socioeconomic factors are becoming ‘biologically embedded’ in children’s brains . It documents the harm that poverty can have on children’s cognitive abiltiies. I’ve published quite a few posts over the year sharing similar studies, and I’ll post links to them all here. So the connection isn’t new. What’s more important, of course, are practical strategies teachers can implement to try and counteract these harms. I’ll start off this list with links to those ideas: “How Income Affects The Brain” & What We Can Do About It I Like The New Science Of “Positive Childhood Experiences” & The Role Educators Can Play In Them New Study Finds That Teachers Can Provide Positive Experiences To At Least Partially Counteract Student Trauma The Best Ways For Responding To Student Trauma – Help Me Find More Here are links to past studies making similar connections to the ones the research highlighted by NPR found: The Brain & Poverty — Upcoming New & Potentially Useful Study No Surprise Here: Poverty Can Affect Young People’s Brains Quote Of The Day: Children, Poverty & Brain Size Another Study Finds That Poverty Causes Cognitive Challenges, Not The Other Way Around Excellent Piece On How Poverty Can Affect “Cognitive Bandwidth,” But It Has A Pretty Bad Title “Author Interview: ‘Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources’ Lost to Poverty and Racism” You might also be interested in: The Best Posts On The Nature/Nurture Debate The Best Resources For Showing Students That They Make Their Brain Stronger By Learning

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