Winthrop University
College of Education
Abbreviated Syllabus

WPDC 5##: Understanding and Working with Children of Poverty,   3 credits  

 Instructor: Mark W. Dewalt, Ph.D.

Office: Withers 106  Phone: 803 323-2151  email: dewaltm@winthrop.edu

Web site:  http://coe.winthrop.edu/dewaltm/

Course Description: An introductory course in understanding and working successfully with children of various cultures in the high school setting.  The course is designed for graduate teacher renewal credit. 

Required readings:

Payne, R. (1998). A Framework for Understanding Poverty. RFT Publishing: Baytown, TX.

 Dewalt, M. (2000). Using course contracts to engage students in the learning process. The Lutheran Educator, 40(3) 83 – 86

 Singham, M. (1998). The canary in the mine: The achievement gap between black and
     white students.  Phi Delta Kappan. 9-15.

Reglin, G. (January, 1994). Promoting success for the African American male student: A blueprint for action.  National Dropout
       Prevention Center at Clemson University.

 Suggested Readings:

Bowers, C. & Flinders D. (1990). Reponsive teaching: An ecological approach to classroom patterns of language, culture and thought. New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University.

Dewalt, M., & Troxell, B. (1989).  Old order Mennonite one-room school: A case study.
Anthropology and Educational Quarterly, 20(4), 308-325.

                 Rowser, J., & Koontz, T.  (1995). Inclusion of African American students in mathematics classrooms: Issues of style, curriculum and expectations.  The Mathematics Teacher, 88(6), 448-453.