Soaring: From Literature to Leadership

is the result of research in developmental psychology, socialization theory, years of teaching children's and adolescent literature and the awareness that moral judgment development takes place in the classroom as well as in the home. Dr. Yeager has devised five research-based activities which can be applied to any piece of literature, merging the literature with the five activities provides the opportunity for movement toward moral maturity and, research tells us, leadership among peers.

The Soaring Program presented here includes fables, fairy tales, and seven novels. It is meant to be used in classrooms and/or at home. It is hoped that teachers and parents will follow the examples and create additional resources for advancement of moral judgment by merging the five activities with literature they love.

Copies of all handouts in the book are available free upon request from Yeagerbooks@aol.com