Ashley's+Parent+Sources

=Links for parents:= 1. [|How to Motivate a Teen] This website is good just as a little reminder when things get tough and you might need some suggestions or reminders of how to motivate your student to do better in school.

2.[|Adolescent Perspective] For many parents adolescence was a very long time ago. Things have changed and we need new ways to get to our students sometimes. This webpage shows how the Adolescent perspective works and how they value different interactions. This also helps us to see how they learn. The website goes into great detail and has many examples for parents.

3. [|Importance of Summer Reading] This is a page from the New York State Libraries promoting summer reading. It is quite informative and might give you the extra push if you were considering signing your child up for a summer reading program. Just some things to keep in mind....

4. [|Los Angeles Public Library: Teen Web] This could give you an idea of some books or topics that students are reading about in Los Angeles California. This might be helpful to see if your student is ahead of the ball compared to their standards, or give you some ideas as to what they could be reading that we aren't reading here!

5. [|Boston, Massachusetts library] This is a web page that is made by students and designed by students. It gives them a book list that has been recently created of suggested book, and they are organized by topic. There are three lists for bullying! If bullying is something that may have been affecting your adolescent or their friends this might be helpful. There are also a few other interesting lists.

6. [|Boston Kids Page] This might be helpful when looking for summer books to check out. This is a page that has links to a few different schools in the Boston area, as well as reading lists that are organized by category and area of interest.