Presents:
Dr. Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.
Bridges Out of Poverty
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Training and Workshop
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Dr. Ruby K. Payne, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Since 1972, Dr. Ruby Payne has been involved with education as a teacher, principal, consultant, and administrator. The lessons learned during those years are the bedrock on which aha! Process, Inc. has been built. Her first book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, is a powerful training workshop tool for educators to use when dealing with children from poverty. In her book, Ruby discusses the hidden rules that govern how each of us behaves in our social class. Those rules, because they are hidden and only known to those within the group, prove to be a major stumbling block for individuals trying to move to a new social class. Students from poverty often languish in classrooms run by members of middle class because those are the rules that govern. Ruby Payne has developed this message for seminars and training workshops as well. Speaking to approximately 200 groups a year, Ruby Payne is working to spread the word throughout North America that children of poverty need not suffer through an educational system oblivious to their needs. More than educators are heeding her message. Judges, social workers, ministers, community leaders and health professionals are all learning from Ruby's work. A gifted synthesizer, Ruby Payne presents her research and observations in such a way that many people experience "eye-opening learning," enhancing their own abilities to help children of poverty succeed. Ruby received her B.A. from Goshen (IN) College. She earned a master's degree from Western Michigan University and her doctorate from Loyola (IL) University. |
Most Requested Programs:
A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Topics include: how economic class affects behaviors and mind sets, why
students from generational poverty often fear being educated, the "hidden
rules" within economic classes, discipline interventions that improve
behavior, and the eight resources that make a difference in success.
Related discussions also include case studies, support systems, the role
of language registers, discourse patterns and story structure, and the
relationship between eye movement and learning. This training seminar
is designed for 1 or 2 days with both elementary and secondary level
educators with adaption and application for community, social service
and faith community audiences.
Meeting Standards and Raising Test Scores When You Don't Have Much Time or Money
Meeting Standards is designed to use existing teacher expertise to raise student achievement. The processes are simple, easy to implement and get results fast! Implementation directions and sample materials are provided in this workshop that may be reproduced without cost or copyright violation. It is recommended that participants attend as a grade level, department or campus vertical team, along with a campus administrator, but not required.
Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading
This training workshop provides participants with a powerful supplemental strategy for decoding that can be used in conjunction with any conventional reading program. It uses a system of 44 hand signs that prompt associations between letters or word chunks and the sounds they represent. This is a strategy that children enjoy, and appeals to reluctant readers, boys, excessively active children, and those with learning disabilities as well as the average reader. Readers see the letter, sign the sound and say the sound at the same time: this multi-sensory combination provides success to readers who have not succeeded before. Tucker Signs provide the mental model that children of poverty need in order to succeed in reading, while giving the observer insight into what is going on in the reader's mind. This strategy moves the responsibility of decoding unfamiliar words from the teacher to the child. It can be used with students of any age who read between kindergarten and fourth-grade level.
Math Strategies/Problem Solving for the Elementary Classroom.
This presentation focuses on a variety of mental models for elementary math. Participants learn that when mental models are taught directly to the students they are able to learn and retain concepts much more quickly. A problem solving process will be presented which requires the students to plan, label and sort information. This process is used as a method to control students’ impulsivity and therefore increase their success in math. This method of teaching problem solving has been especially effective with students who are struggling in understanding basic math skills. The workshop is designed for math teachers of elementary school students, with audiences of Grades K-2 or 3-5.
Preventing School Violence by Creating Emotional Safety
Strategies for establishing relationships of mutual respect among teachers, students, and parents, concentrating on the prevention of violence in schools.
Please note: Dr. Payne has limited availability, however she has trained a number of excellent speakers across the nation who can deliver the same program and training. She encourages those with limited budgets to inquire about her associates.
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