If your teen is transitioning from middle school to high school, you may notice a mixture of body language that range from anxiety to overconfidence. As a parent, you may feel some anxiety of your own. Exactly how challenging will this transition be for your teen?
Here are seven skills your teen will be expected to obtain and develop:
1) Higher order thinking skills (i.e. the ability to explain why, synthesize, analyze, innovate, evaluate, etc.)
2) Writing skills (i.e. spelling, grammar, capitalization, organization of thought)
3) Advanced reading skills (i.e. identify tone, implications, predict, etc.)
4) Research skills (i.e. finding and identifying acceptable resources, paraphrasing)
5) Technology skills (i.e. using various search engines, emailing spreadsheets, keyboarding, presentation programs, etc.)
6. Advanced math skills
7. Broadened knowledge base in science and history
~ LaNora M. James, Ed.D.
(Excerpt from: "Parents, You are Teachers, Too!" by: LaNora M. James, Ed.D. (2011)
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