Learning Guide Module 2

Module Name: Who is the Young Adolescent?

Course Name: Working With the Young Adolescent
Learning Goals/Outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
Name at least 5 needs of the typical young adolescent
Describe 4 things that motivates the typical young adolescent or that they
want/desire
Name the types of things the typical young adolescent is interested in
Describe the typical young adolescents intellect
Describe the feelings of the typical young adolescent

Learning Resources
Required Resources
Adolescent Development. California Department of Education.
http://pubs.cde.ca.gov/tcsii/adoldev/adoldev4rec6.aspx
Anfara, V. and Caskey, M. The Developmental Characteristics of Young
Adolescents. Association for Middle Level
Educa(https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet/TabId/270
/ArtMID/888/ArticleID/455/Developmental-Characteristics-of-YoungAdolescents.aspx)
Blanton, P. and Bluth, K. (2013). Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: exploring
pathways to adolescent emotional well-being. Journal of Family Studies.
23:1298-1309.
Desautels, L. (2016) The Young Adolescent Brain: Leaving Childhood Behind.
Edutopia. http://www.edutopia.org/blog/adolescent-brain-leavingchildhood-behind-lori-desautels
McKee, C. and Salyers, F. The Young Adolescent Learner.
https://www.learner.org/workshops/middlewriting/images/pdf/W1ReadA
dLearn.pdf
Additional Resources
Staley, B. (2009). Between Form and Freedom. Hawthorne Press. (optional)

Learning Activities
Activities for This Lesson
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.

Observe a young adolescent in a social setting.

Create a diagram or chart explaining the general characteristics of the young
adolescent.
Discuss
Write a letter to parents of a young adolescent, describing the expected
changes the parents will see in their child at this time.

Discussion Question
What general characteristics of a young adolescent did you observe in the
student you observed? How did the young adolescent whom you observed
differ in characteristics from what youve read?

Self-Assessment
Check your understanding. Can you .
Name at least 5 needs of the typical young adolescent?
Describe 4 things that motivates the typical young adolescent or that they
want/desire?
Name the types of things in which the typical young adolescent is interested?
Describe the typical young adolescents intellect?
Describe the feelings of the typical young adolescent?

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments

Observation of a young adolescent (pass/fail)

Visual artifact describing the general characteristics of the young adolescent
Discussion
Letter to parents

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2008.