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This paper reviews the book "Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind" by Eric Jensen, which focuses on engaging and supporting students from low-income homes. The book examines seven engagement factors that can impact student success, such as health, relationships, and stress level. It also provides strategies for teachers to use, such as maintaining high energy in class, reinforcing positive behavior, and creating a supportive learning environment. The paper argues that these engagement strategies outlined in the book support Domain C of the California teaching standards, which requires teachers to engage and support student learning.

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Running Head: Literature Review 1

This paper reviews the book "Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind" by Eric Jensen, which focuses on engaging and supporting students from low-income homes. The book examines seven engagement factors that can impact student success, such as health, relationships, and stress level. It also provides strategies for teachers to use, such as maintaining high energy in class, reinforcing positive behavior, and creating a supportive learning environment. The paper argues that these engagement strategies outlined in the book support Domain C of the California teaching standards, which requires teachers to engage and support student learning.

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Running Head: LITERATURE REVIEW 1

Literature Review

Lauren Gilster

25 May 2018

Dr. Pengilly

In partial fulfillment of TED 690


LITERATURE REVIEW 2

Abstract

This paper reviews the book Engaging students with poverty in mind: Practical strategies for

raising achievement, by Eric Jensen. This book supports Domain C of the California Teaching

Performance Expectations. Domain C requires teachers to engage and support students in

learning.
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Literature Review

The CTC has stated that Domain C of the Teacher Performance Expectations should be

focused on engaging and supporting the students in learning. The book, Engaging Students with

Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement, written by Eric Jensen in 2013,

focuses on engaging and supporting students who come from low-income or high-risks homes.

While this book does focus on engaging and supporting students who come from low –income

homes, “the mind-sets and the strategies in this book will work for every single student—rich,

middle-income, or poor—and they can be used by teachers across all grade levels and content

areas” (Jensen, 2013, p. 5). This book also looks at the seven different engagement factors, as

well as look at the different areas that a teacher can engage students in.

The seven different engagement factors that Jensen (2013) looks at is health and

nutrition, vocabulary, effort and energy, mind-set, cognitive capacity, relationships, and stress

level. These factors play a major role in the success of the students. Many students who come

from low income homes will experience a lack of support in these areas. Some students who

come from low income homes will not be given the proper nutrients that they need to function in

a classroom. A lack of nutritional support will end up affecting the effort and energy of a student,

which will then affect their mindset. Relationships are necessary in the stages of human

development. Broken relationships, or lack thereof, can harm a child’s development. They are

not getting the amount of nurture and support that they need. Stress level can also harm the

development of a child. If a child is constantly worrying about their home life, or their parents,

or where they are going to get their next meal from, they are not developing in key areas that

need to be developed. Unfortunately, as Jensen (2013) states “Experiencing adverse

circumstances as a child can shape a person’s entire life” (p. 6). These factors that are completely
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out of the child’s control can affect a student’s entire life. These factors area also areas where

teachers can provide support.

The following chapters of the book focus on explaining the different types of “powerful

engagement strategies that will help you nurture a positive climate, build cognitive capacity,

encourage greater effort, build understanding, and activate energy” (Jensen, 2013, p. 18). Some

of these strategies include bringing high amounts of energy to each class period. This means that

there should be minimal downtime for the students and they should be moving from one activity

to the next. The teacher should be reinforcing good behavior with encouragement throughout the

class period. The teacher can build cognitive capacity through participating in a positive

environment. Each one of these methods build upon each other. The more a teacher does for

their students, and to build a positive, encouraging, engaging, and supportive environment, the

more the students are able to learn and are able to develop.
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References

Jensen, E. (2013). Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising

Achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD

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