Relationship of Academic Achievement and Early Intervention Programs for Children Who Are at Socio-economical Risk

Year 2010, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 72 - 78, 01.03.2010

Arş. Gör. Zeynep Erdil

Abstract

Deficiency areas of children who experience developmental delays due to insufficient socioeconomic conditions, generally manifest in the form of academic failures when children start school. Early intervention services provide preventive care for children placed socioeconomically at risk. Research, examining the relationship between academic achievement and socio-economic level shows that insufficient socio-economic conditions are often the main reason of academic deficiency. When children at risk are considered, high quality care and intervention programs designed for the child or for the parents are found to impact the academic achievement of these children positively. Appropriate experiences provided through a systematic and planned effort at early periods of a child's life could help prevent academic difficulties and developmental delays in the future. For this reason, support services or intervention programs which are especially targeting children placed socioeconomically at risk and their parents, can create positive results in long term. This paper reviews literature focusing on the relationship between socio-economic insufficiency and academic failure.

Keywords

Early Intervention, insufficient of socio-economic conditions, academic achievement

Sosyoekonomik Olarak Risk Altında Bulunan Çocuklara Yönelik Erken Müdahale Programları ve Akademik Başarı İlişkisi

Abstract

Sosyoekonomik yetersizliklere bağlı olarak akranlarına göre gelişimsel gecikmeler yaşayan çocukların yetersiz oldukları alanlar, çoğunlukla ilköğretimden yararlanmaya başladıklarında akademik başarısızlık ile kendini göstermektedir. Erken müdahale hizmetleri, sosyoekonomik açıdan risk altında bulunan çocuklar için önleyici hizmetler sunmaktadır. Akademik başarı ile sosyoekonomik düzey arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyen araştırmalardan elde edilen sonuçların çoğu, akademik yetersizliklerin kaynağının çoğunlukla sosyoekonomik yetersizlikler olduğunu göstermektedir. Risk altındaki çocuklar düşünüldüğünde, nitelikli bir bakımın ve sistematik olarak doğrudan çocuğa ya da ebeveynlere yönelik olarak uygulanan müdahale programlarının çocukların akademik başarıları üzerinde önemli etkileri olduğu bulunmuştur. Erken dönemde sağlanan uygun deneyimler ile gelecekte ortaya çıkabilecek akademik güçlüklerin ve gelişimsel yetersizliklerin önüne geçilebilmektedir. Bu nedenle, özellikle sosyoekonomik açıdan risk altında olan çocuklara ve ailelerine yaşamın ilk yıllarında sağlanan destek hizmetlerin ya da müdahale programlarının uzun dönemde olumlu sonuçlar yaratacağı düşünülmektedir. Bu makalede, sosyoekonomik yetersizlikler ve akademik başarı arasındaki ilişki alanyazında yer alan çalışmalar eşliğinde ele alınmıştır.

Keywords

Erken müdahale, sosyoekonomik yetersizlikler, akademik başarı

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