Chapter 6
How Do Adolescents Develop?
Chapter Summary:
There are many aspects of a developing adolescent that need to be considered and understood more by teachers and librarians. Some of these aspects include their intellectual development, their moral development, and their physical development. As adolescents are developing intellectually, their thoughts and understanding are moving from concrete concepts to more abstract concepts. Children aged 14 years old are believed to be around the age when this transition from concrete thinking begins to move to abstract thinking. Their moral development is also changing. During adolescents they are moving from the morals shared with them, by their parents, to beginning to form their own set of morals. Their relationships also begin to experience changes as they begin to find their place in the world. As their bodies are experiencing physical changes they are having to learn how to adapt to all of these changes.
There are many aspects of a developing adolescent that need to be considered and understood more by teachers and librarians. Some of these aspects include their intellectual development, their moral development, and their physical development. As adolescents are developing intellectually, their thoughts and understanding are moving from concrete concepts to more abstract concepts. Children aged 14 years old are believed to be around the age when this transition from concrete thinking begins to move to abstract thinking. Their moral development is also changing. During adolescents they are moving from the morals shared with them, by their parents, to beginning to form their own set of morals. Their relationships also begin to experience changes as they begin to find their place in the world. As their bodies are experiencing physical changes they are having to learn how to adapt to all of these changes.
Chapter Reflections:
In
order to be able to recommend books to our readers, we need to
know our readers. Having a good understanding of all the changes that
are occurring in the lives of our adolescent patrons is important. It
was a good reminder to make sure our libraries match the diversity of
our patrons. Knowing more about the age when our students begin to
transition toward more abstract thinking is good to keep in mind. I
appreciated the reminder to make sure that as the students are making
this transition in thinking, that we as teachers and librarians will need to scaffold our questioning to help them move toward
thinking in a more abstract way. This chapter has so much insight and information that can be used in helping to best serve our young adult patrons. Understanding more about their development and the type of writing that is being written for them are both powerful tools that can be used in sharing and recommending books to young adults.
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