More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Many of my students are children who have witnessed or have been through extreme trauma. Many times it takes a long time for these children to open up and talk about their experience(s) due to lack of trust or feeling unsafe. It is important for them to feel safe and supported at school, and that job often falls on the school psychologist. As a school psychologist, it is my job to help them cope with their experiences and learn how to manage their emotions. At my school, we have a lot of students who do not know how to express themselves or who have limited emotional vocabulary. As we are working on this as as a school as a whole, my students need to learn this in a different way. The most effective way that I have seen be successful is through Bibliotherapy.
A simple book may help a child see that someone else has the same feelings that they're feeling, or has been through the same situations that they have. Bibliotherapy not only teaches these children emotional vocabulary and relationship skills, but it also opens the door to concepts such as empathy and reflection skills. These books help children heal after trauma. They also can help them understand that they are not alone, that other people can feel the same way they do.
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Many of my students are children who have witnessed or have been through extreme trauma. Many times it takes a long time for these children to open up and talk about their experience(s) due to lack of trust or feeling unsafe. It is important for them to feel safe and supported at school, and that job often falls on the school psychologist. As a school psychologist, it is my job to help them cope with their experiences and learn how to manage their emotions. At my school, we have a lot of students who do not know how to express themselves or who have limited emotional vocabulary. As we are working on this as as a school as a whole, my students need to learn this in a different way. The most effective way that I have seen be successful is through Bibliotherapy.
A simple book may help a child see that someone else has the same feelings that they're feeling, or has been through the same situations that they have. Bibliotherapy not only teaches these children emotional vocabulary and relationship skills, but it also opens the door to concepts such as empathy and reflection skills. These books help children heal after trauma. They also can help them understand that they are not alone, that other people can feel the same way they do.