Reinforcing new skills to at risk students in the urban primary school setting

Brief Description: It can be difficult to teach children morals especially when they are displaying signs of aggression whether self-regulated, mental or relational aggression (Feldman, 2014). I would like to address teaching and reinforcing counteractive skills to at risk elementary students who exhibit external behavior problems in the urban classroom. I have been a substitute teacher for five years and have taught at the alternative school for three of those years. I have saw students come and go and then come back again. They leave the alternative school with a new mind, ready to reinforce the new skill set they have obtained. But within months, 50% of them would return and thus continue their path of academic failure. Most of these students were simply pushed through the primary level and are left blind to take on the academic world. I have seen problem students in primary school who were known to have academic and social issues and did not receive an IEP. These select students are pushed through without having any positive reinforcement to prepare them for secondary school and for life. Something has got to change.

1. Define developmentally problematic students. (X)

2. Identify the age group. (Elementary Children)

3.   Search the free online databases at the Jerry Falwell Library for a minimum of five articles that meet the criteria for the Annotated Bibliography and Research Paper. What were the results?
a.   If you found a minimum of five articles, just revise the Research Topic assignment at the bottom of this document and resubmit.
b.   If you did not find a minimum of five articles, you may need to change your topic (make it broader) and resubmit.