American Psychological Association
Developing Adolescents
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015
Discusses the findings from a research study on how teens use popular social media and social networking sites. The study looked at the different sites, tools, and apps that are being used, with Facebook ranking the highest. It also...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Walmart Middle School Litercy Initiative
Interactive, student-paced lessons on such literacy skills as categorizing, comparing and contrasting, summarizing, evaluating, determining cause and effect, using text features, connecting, inferring, sequencing, understanding problems...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Captioned Media: Literacy Support for Diverse Learners
Captioned or subtitled media is a great tool for teachers looking to differentiate classroom instruction - research has shown that ELLs, students with learning disabilities, and students who struggle academically may all benefit from...
Other
Rader Programs: Media and Eating Disorders
Advertisements, television, and magazines often boast beautiful individuals that make a particular product seem as attractive as the model. This trend has caused many individuals to question their body image and attempt to change it in...
Other
Literacy Coach:key to Improving Teaching & Learning in Secondary Schools [Pdf]
This report offers information about the role of teachers identified as literacy coaches as they interact with students and with colleagues. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Drug Abuse and the Adolescent Brain
This module focuses on the science that explains the effects that drugs have on the brain and, by extension, a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Specifically, it focuses on the adolescent brain. Adolescents may be more...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: In Defense of Food Curriculum
PBS: In Defense of Food Curriculum. It is designed to help adolescents develop something valuable:practical tools for healthier eating. It helps students learn why it is important to eat healthfully, investigate how food companies...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Understanding Adolescents
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 2 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 2. Young adult...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Adolescent Brain
In this transcript from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain," neuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd discusses new research on brain development in teenagers.
International Reading Association
"At Risk" Adolescents: Redefining Competence Through the Multiliteracies
New media offer ways for students who struggle with traditional print mediums to succeed. The writer offers some examples of how this worked in a high school in Indiana.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Motherland: Lesson Plan: Family Planning
Engaging youth in discussions about family planning is difficult for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the general discomfort adolescents have talking with adults about sex. Sometimes it can be easier to talk about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ohero:kon Under the Husk: Viewer Discussion Guide
Ohero:kon - Under the Husk follows the journey of two Mohawk girls as they take part in their traditional passage rites to becoming Mohawk Women. Kaienkwinehtha and Kasennakohe are childhood friends from traditional families living in...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Lessons From Ny Life's Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative
Learn how pilot libraries in the Revitalizing High School Libraries Initiative, seeking to support adolescent literacy, doubled their circulation, increased visits from students and teachers, and expanded the role of library media...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Cross Disciplinary Proficiencies: American Diploma Project Benchmarks
Students must graduate from high school with not only a firm foundation in mathematics and English, but also with the ability to approach with confidence new and unfamiliar tasks and challenges in college, the workplace and life....
Other
Guide to Psychology and Its Practice: Adolescent Violence
Why are some kids prone to violence? This site by R. Richmond, Ph.D. offers some sound reasons and is very informative. Is it money? Is it media? is it more?
AdLit
Ad lit.org: In Search of Free Books
Where can your school, library, or community group find free or low-cost books for kids? There are a number of national organizations as well as local programs you can turn to for help filling the shelves of your library, classroom, or...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Consejos Para Padres De Adolescentes Con Dificultades Para Escribir
Al graduarse de la escuela preparatoria, se espera que los estudiantes estadounidenses hayan aprendido a escribir de manera eficaz para una variedad de propositos, desde la redaccion de cartas y cuentos hasta ensayos e informes de...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: The Evidence Suggests Otherwise: The Truth About Boys and Girls
The media has latched on to the story that American boys are falling behind girls academically and are increasingly outnumbered in college. But what do the numbers show? Referencing more than 30 years of test scores and current research,...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Talking to Your Doctor
Doctor visits aren't always the most eagerly anticipated part of our day, but they are necessary. This doctor-approved article, from the Nemours Center for Children's Health Media, conveys the importance of communicating with medical...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Adolescent Literacy in Afterschool and Summer Programs
The Center for Summer Learning examines the characteristics of effective summer learning opportunities, gives examples of high-quality programs, and presents an agenda for improving such programs.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Using Multiple Texts to Teach Content
Each of us, every day, has to contend with multiple messages or texts-in the news, over the Internet, in our workplace, in books, and in conversation. Making sense of these sometimes conflicting messages is critical. But without being...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Boys and Books
The statistics are consistent: Young male readers lag behind their female counterparts in literacy skills. This article looks at the social, psychological, and developmental reasons why, and suggests solutions - including the need for...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Midnight Over Sanctaphrax
Captain Twig learns that the Mother Storm is headed toward the Edge to re-seed the sacred waters of Riverrise, and thus rejuvenate all life forms throughout the land. This rare and natural occurrence would come as great news but for one...