Young teen boy looking pensively out the window

Social & Emotional Issues

Being a teenager can be tough, but being a teenager who has trouble reading can be really tough. Struggling adolescent readers may develop low self-esteem, become discouraged with their academic progress, and lose interest in school altogether. The articles below address the emotional and social developmental needs of these students.

Videos

Historically, there has been pushback on teaching SEL at the secondary school level. This is starting to change, and it’s a positive shift because the changes and emotions that are typical during adolescent years are exactly the areas that can be successfully impacted by SEL.

Author Kathleen Krull explains how her biographies avoid the dated feel of the past.

Articles

Social & Emotional Issues

Summer Bridge Programs

More students fail ninth grade than any other grade and many of these students ultimately drop out. Can pre-emptive interventions lead to increased graduation rates?

Research, Reports & Guides

Doing and teaching disciplinary literacy with adolescent learners: A social and cultural enterprise
Where Do We Go Next? Youth Insights on the High School Experience During a Year of Historic Upheaval

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