Companion Resources for Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Texts, Complex Lives

Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Texts, Complex Lives
Author: Jennifer Buehler

If you’re an English educator interested in using this book as an introduction to using YA literature for preservice teachers:

• Visit here for materials on how to use the book in a methods class.
• Click to see a guide for teachers using this text in a reading group or book club.
• Share this lesson plan written by Jennifer about using YA literature from ReadWriteThink. Check out this activity about reaching out to YA authors, also from ReadWriteThink.

If you’re a classroom teacher interested in using this book as part of a book club:

• Go here for some guiding questions.

If you’re a classroom teacher concerned about how to help others understand why YA literature should be a part of every classroom:

• Refer to these talking points with some of the most-asked questions about YA books.
• Listen to Jennifer talk about teaching diverse YA literature on EdTalk Radio.
• Read this Council Chronicle article about Jennifer’s work: “Standing Up for YA Literature“.

If you want to learn more about YA literature:

• Listen to 8 years of podcasts hosted by Jennifer, as part of Text Messages: Recommendations for Teen Readers from ReadWriteThink.org. One episode, Being a YA Lit Advocate, grew from the last chapter of the book.