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Building Empathy Through Books: Recommended Reads for Teens Posted: May 23, 2024
We all know the importance of reading, it’s fundamental to education, excellent for reducing stress and a powerful tool for developing empathy.
Empathy, that ability to truly understand and connect with another's emotions, becomes a game-changer for teens navigating today’s complex world. It's the secret weapon that builds bridges instead of walls. With empathy, bullying takes a backseat to compassion, fostering stronger relationships and a more inclusive environment. When teens can see things from another's perspective, they're more likely to be kind, understanding, and open-minded.
Through reading stories about relatable characters facing diverse challenges, teens can connect with:
- Family dynamics: From strained parent-child relationships to the complexities of blended families, YA fiction explores the challenges and triumphs of family life.
- Social issues: Bullying, prejudice, and social anxiety are common
Posted: February 07, 2024
Developing a reading-for-pleasure culture in our school communities requires more than encouraging children to pick up a book and read right now. While this is a fantastic and worthwhile starting point, the ripple effect of nurturing avid readers who choose to read, rather than read because they are told to, goes far beyond the here and now so a whole-school approach is most likely to be successful.
Children who read for fun are more likely to be happy and successful in life. (The Reading Agency, 2023)
The benefits of reading for pleasure for children (and adults!) are widely heralded and strongly supported by extensive studies, compelling statistics, and irrefutable research...
MorePosted: January 30, 2024
In 2023, 1 in 5 eight to sixteen-year-olds were identified as having a probable mental disorder.
(Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2023 — wave 4 follow up to the 2017 survey — NHS Digital)
Despite these concerning figures, mental health is still not given the attention it deserves. Just over one in three children and young people with a diagnosed mental health condition get access to NHS care and treatment, leaving the majority with little to no support.
Teachers and librarians can play a pivotal role in aiding young people experiencing mental health difficulties, especially because reading literature can be an effective tool to support and improve mental health.
MoreProviding Teaching & Learning Resources For Over 20 Years
Badger has been selling quality books to schools since 1989, and is renowned for its commitment to supplying quality educational resources which both support teachers, and inspire pupils to learn.
Badger Learning provides a plethora of Early Years Resources, Primary Resources and Secondary Resources, all designed to cater for a wide range of abilities, learning styles and budgets.
Our website is an interactive hub of resources, and features our latest books, sample materials and new ranges such as our Ebooks for Reluctant readers, which have been written and produced to appeal to those readers who require high Interest fiction and non fiction but at lower reading ages.
With all aspects of our business, Badger aims to provide you with a high quality product, and the very best customer service, so please get in touch and tell us what you think by emailing info@badgerlearning.co.uk