Shadow children: understanding education's #1 problem

How can educators identify, assess, understand and help at-risk students? This book provides in-depth answers to key questions such as: Who are today's at-risk children? *How do children become at-risk? *What are the characteristics of at-risk children--how do they impact the social and school environment? *What are the components of effective prevention and intervention programs? The answers to these and questions provided by a leading authority will help you understand and deal with the growing issue of at-risk students in U.S. schools today.