http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/professional-library/reading-writing-teens-parent-30664.html
Contribute to ReadWriteThink / RSS / FAQs / Site Demonstrations / Contact Us
- About IRA
- About NCTE
- About Verizon Thinkfinity
- Standards
- Our Advisors
- Our Authors
- Community Stories
- Promotional Materials
- News
Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals.
Check out our collection of strategy guides to find effective literacy teaching and learning strategies to use in your classroom.
Home › Professional Development › Professional Library
Book
Reading & Writing & Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Literacy
by Cathy Fleischer, Ph.D.
E-mail
/
Share
/
Print This Page
/
Print All Materials (Note: Handouts must be printed separately)
| Grades | 6 – 12 |
| Type | Book |
| Published | September 2010 |
| Publisher |  |
Purchase this book now from the NCTE Online Store 
Become an NCTE member and get a discount on this book
 |
Description |
In Reading and Writing and Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Literacy, Cathy Fleischer, an English professor and mother of teenagers, helps navigate through the sometimes overwhelming messages you hear about adolescents and literacy. In clear and compelling language, she explains what current research tells us about reading, writing, technology, and standards and testing—and gives specific suggestions for what you can do to help your son or daughter succeed, both in school and outside the classroom.
Fleischer, Cathy. Reading & Writing & Teens: A Parent's Guide to Adolescent Literacy. Urbana, IL: NCTE, 2010.
Grades 6 – 8 | Activity & Project
A Trip to the Museum: From Picture to Story
Visit a museum or art gallery (either online or in person) with children and teens, helping them find inspiration for a story based on a piece of art that they particularly enjoy or relate to.
Grades 6 – 8 | Activity & Project
Finding Poetry in Pleasure Reading
After reading a book or magazine, children and teens can choose a section and transform it into what’s known as a “found poem.”
Grades 7 – 12 | Activity & Project
Music in Movies: You Pick the Soundtrack
Explore how music can have an emotional impact on a scene in a movie, then help teens write and film a scene of their own.
Grades 7 – 12 | Activity & Project
MyTube: Make a Video Public Service Announcement
Invite teens to explore issues that are important to them, and then write a script and film a video public service announcement.
Grades 6 – 8 | Activity & Project
Write Letters to Friends and Family
Invite young adults to write letters to classmates, postcards from travels, and e-mails to family and friends.
Grades 6 – 8 | Activity & Project
You Want Me to Buy What? Exploring Ads
Tweens and teens are increasingly becoming the target of advertisers, so it is essential that they learn to think critically about how products are marketed to them.
Grades 6 – 10 | Activity & Project
Writing stories that imitate a certain genre or type of fiction allows children to explore a book they love by imagining new twists for their favorite characters and plot lines.
