Document Type
Focus Area One
Abstract
Any child can be at risk at some point during his/her life. An entire family can also be at risk. But what does it mean to be at risk? The Iowa Child Development Coordinating Council has defined at risk for the purpose of prekindergarten children as: An at-risk prekindergarten child is any child, who because of physical or environmental influence is at risk of entering the education program at the kindergarten level lacking sufficient development necessary to succeed.
Any of the following may place a prekindergarten child at risk: • being a member of a low income family (under 150% of poverty); • functioning below chronological age in two or more developmental areas; • born at biological risk, such as low birth weight (under 1500 grams or about three pounds) or with a diagnosed medical disorder, such as spina bifida or Down's Syndrome; • born to a parent who was under the age of 18; • residing in a household where one or more of the parents or guardians has not completed high school, has been identified as a substance abuser, has been identified as chronically mentally ill, is illiterate, is incarcerated or is a child or spouse abuser; or • has other special circumstances such as being in foster care, or being homeless.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
30
Last Page
33
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1991 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Coleman, Harold B.
(1991)
"Focus Area One: Coordinating Services between Schools and Agencies [Coleman],"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 2:
No.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol2/iss1/8
