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Reading for Parents & Educators

The following reading list for parents and educators is curated by Calhoun's Student Support Staff, with contributions from Calhoun Directors and Faculty.

Parenting & Teen Development

Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One of the Most Important Life Lessons
Why Parents Need to Teach Middle-Schoolers Kindness, From the Author Of ‘Wonder’
OMG, I Can't Even: Drama, Social Skills, and the Teenage Brain
Bullying: Whether Your Child Is the Victim or Perpetrator
The Trouble with Bright Girls
Anxiety in Kids: How to Turn It Around and Protect Them for Life
How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk (by Adele & Elaine Mazlich)

Digital Citizenship

How to Thoughtfully Guide Kids in the Digital Age
Parents Monitoring Teenagers Online, and Mostly, Getting It Right
The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age, (by Catherine Steiner-Adair And Teresa H. Baker)
iRules: What Every Tech-Healthy Family Needs to Know About Selfies, Sexting, Gaming, and Growing Up (by Janell Burley Hofmann)
Teach Your Children to Use Technology in a Healthy, Responsible Way. Learn What to Watch for, How to Set Limits and Stick to Them, and When it's O.K. to Embrace Screen Time

Sexuality & Human Growth

Learning & Academic Support

Beyond BookSmart: Executive Function Strategies Blog
Understood: For Learning & Attention Issues
When Social and Emotional Learning Is Key to College Success
Top 10 Skills Middle School Students Need to Thrive, And How Parents Can Help
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults (by Frances E. Jensen & Amy Ellis Nutt)
Smart but Scattered & Smart but Scattered Teens (by Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, Colin Guare)
Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life (by Sandra Aamodt And Sam Wang)

Talking to Kids About Tragedy/Terrorism

Coping with Violence Nat'l Assn. for Education of Young Children
Explaining the News to Our Kids Common Sense Media
Helping Children Cope with Frightening News ABC Video News
Helping Children Cope with Terrorism– Tips for Families and Educators National Association of School Psychologists
How to Help Students Process Tragedy in the News Blog w/Tips from Experts, Educators
Pediatricians offer strategies for Talking to Kids About Bad News Washington Post
Talking to Children About Tragic Events Nemours Children's Health System (video)
Talking to Kids About Tragedies and Other News Events HealthyChildren.org
Talking To Kids About Tragic Events Video w/Fred Rogers; for parents of young children

Educational Pedagogy & Practices

Differentiation in the Classroom

Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R. Moon
Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12 by Rick Wormeli
Fair isn’t Always Equal: Assessing and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom by Rick Wormeli
Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom: Strategies and Tools for Responsive Teaching by Carol Ann Tomlinson
Helping All Learners: Tiering
Infographic: DI Strategies
Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students by Rebecca Alber
The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners by Carol Ann Tomlinson
Using the RAFT Writing Strategy

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