Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools
Richard Hendry
Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Guide to Using Restorative Practice
by Richard Hendry
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
What happens when friendships go wrong at school? Imagine a place where teachers and students work together to fix problems and make things right again. But can everyone truly learn to take responsibility and heal the hurt feelings?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book explores restorative approaches to managing conflicts and challenges in schools, focusing on building respectful teacher-student relationships and encouraging accountability among students. Targeted at readers aged 9-12, it offers insights into behavior modification and school discipline within the Scottish educational context. The content is appropriate for middle-grade readers and emphasizes positive conflict resolution without graphic or intense themes.
Why we rated Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools 9LE
Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 176 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 5.5 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools works for readers up to grade 6.5.
We rate Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools as 9LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Building and restoring respectful relationships in schools explores friendship, school discipline, teacher-student relationships, and behavior modification — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, school discipline, teacher-student relationships.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
1/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780415543989
- Pages
- 176
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Published
- 2009
- Type
- Nonfiction