Diversity and Young Adolescents: More Than Color

Understanding young adolescents means more than recognizing the characteristics that define them. This book gives educators an excellent resource for dealing with the diversity in every middle level classroom, using it in positive ways to enhance student learning.

Diversity and Young Adolescents: More Than Color addresses the many intellectual, physical, emotional, and social aspects of diversity, helping teachers incorporate developmentally responsive instructional practices into their teaching. This book answers many questions as teachers respond to the ever-increasing diversity in their classrooms. Each chapter contains strategies for teachers and a wealth of ideas that are useful in promoting learning in diverse settings. Extensive annotated lists of young adolescent literature organized by category are also included…invaluable tools in selecting books for classroom use.