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Wiles, Jon; Bondi, Joseph – 1993
This book takes readers through the steps that school personnel encounter in planning and developing a middle school. Chapter 1 outlines the rationale, origin, advantages, functions, and tasks of a middle school, along with setting parameters for its unique identity. Chapter 2 identifies the target population, emerging adolescents, and their…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Direct linkMorgan, Bruce – Stenhouse Publishers, 2004
No longer little children, but not yet teenagers, tweens are beginning to see themselves as autonomous while still struggling to understand where they fit in. It can also be an awkward time for teachers who cherish the hilarious and poignant personalities of tween writers, but feel pressured by a new emphasis on testing in the intermediate grades.…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Workshops, Writing Tests, Reading Strategies
Davidson, Judith; Koppenhaver, David – 1988
Resulting from an investigation of reading programs that refuse to tolerate acquiescence to the inevitability of reading failure, this book describes what works and why in adolescent literacy, through case studies and through observations gleaned from extensive literature searches and site visits. Chapters are as follows: (1) "Adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Education, Demonstration Programs, High Schools
Ammon, Bette D.; Sherman, Gale W. – 1999
This publication describes 40 fiction and nonfiction titles for grades 5 through 12 that will get the attention of even the most reluctant readers. Books range from humor and romance to adventure, mystery, and the supernatural. The titles were chosen based on the following criteria: recent publication date; relatively short length; appealing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature
Download full textManning, M. Lee – 1993
This monograph examines early adolescence as a developmental period and explains the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive characteristics of 10- to 14-year-olds. The monograph also discusses how middle schools can provide developmentally appropriate educational experiences. Chapter 1 of the monograph explores early adolescence as a developmental…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Check Lists, Cognitive Development
McWhirter, Ellen Hawley – 1994
Counseling for empowerment is a complex and multifaceted process that requires, for some, a radical departure from the traditional conceptualization of the helper's role. The process of empowerment demands that professional helpers and their clients take an active, collaborative approach to identifying problems and goals. Drawing from counseling,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
Servis, Joan – 1999
Noting that enthusiasm for teaching has everything to do with attitude and a willingness to change and collaborate, this book discusses how an experienced teacher approaches teaching fourth-grade students in a school in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Topics covered include setting up the classroom, organizing for teaching, individualizing instruction,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 4, Individualized Instruction
