Who is the child left behind? The child left behind can be the child who does not develop good study habits. It can also be the child who does not understand the importance of listening, organization, completing assignments, having a healthy body, and how the lack of these skills affects progress in school.

I Didn’t Know I Could Be The Child Left Behind focuses on what can happen when children don’t take school seriously. It begins with a clever, reproducible story that can read by or to students. Each illustrated page includes minimal text with a larger corresponding picture. Two examples of the pages are:

I didn’t know I could be the child left behind when I watched TV instead of studying for the test.

I didn’t know I could be the child left behind when I spent more time in the principal’s office than in my classroom.

Educators may amplify the message of this direct, to-the-point story with the additional eight lessons that emphasize the importance of:

Good work habits

Listening

Homework

Healthful living

Test taking

These lessons include additional stories, discussion questions, and activities. Reproducible supplementary activity sheets and suggestions for presenting the program to Grades K-2 and 3-5 are also included. Includes ASCA standards met by the program.

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TOPIC: Study skills

INCLUDES: Story, 8 classroom lessons, supplementary activities, ASCA Standards

GRADE LEVELS: K-5/AGES: 5-10

FOR USE WITH: Individuals, small groups, classrooms

AUTHORS: Melissa Crawford Richards

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary-school counselors, elementary-school teachers

8.5 X 11, 118 PAGES, PAPERBACK, 2008

SMALL-GROUPS • CLASSROOMS

8.5 X 11, 112 PAGES, B & W ILLUSTRATIONS PAPERBACK, 2008

ASCA STANDARDS FOR I DIDN’T KNOW I COULD BE THE CHILD LEFT BEHIND

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.

A:A1 Improve Academic Self-concept

A:A1:2 Display a positive interest in learning

A:A1:3 Take pride in work and achievement

A:A1:5 Identify attitudes and behaviors that lead to successful learning

A:A2 Acquire Skills For Improving Learning

A:A2.1 Apply time management and task-management skills

A:A2.2 Demonstrate how effort and persistence positively affect learning

A:A3 Achieve School Success

A:A3.1 Take responsibility for their actions

A:A3.4 Demonstrate dependability, productivity and initiative

Standard B: Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.

A:B1 Improve Learning

A:B1.3 Apply the study skills necessary for academic success at each level

A:B1.7 Become a self-directed and independent learner

A:B2 Plan to Achieve Goals

A:B2.1 Establish challenging academic goals in elementary, middle/junior high, and high school

A:B2.6 Understand the relationship between classroom performance and success in school

PERSONAL /SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Standard A: Students will acquire knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.

PS:A1 Acquire Self-Knowledge

PS:A1.6 Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior

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American School Counselor Association (2004). ASCA National Standards for Students. Alexandria, VA: Copyright 2004 by the American School Counselor Association

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I DIDN’T KNOW I COULD BE THE CHILD LEFT BEHIND

Targeted Population: All students; students with poor work habits

Program Components: Story with minimal text and large illustrations; 8 complete lesson plans; Supplementary activities; Pre/Post-Test; ASCA Standards; Instruction for program use and evaluation.

Applicable For:

ARRA: Improving Student Achievement
Study Skills and Test Taking

Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Academic Improvement (Study Skills and Test Taking)

Title V, Part A: Innovative Programs
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs (Academic Planning)