Friday, September 28, 2007

boys don't read books with "girlie" covers

From The Times: How judging a book by its "girlie" cover is putting boys off reading.

Interested in getting boys to read? Check out some of these links:

Getting Boys to Read: It's the Context! (Scholastic Instructor)
Guys Read (A site to get boys reading.)
Books for Boys (book suggestions for boys by former librarian Michael Sullivan)

Books and E-books:

Me Read? No Way! A practical guide to improving boys' literacy skills (print and digital copies)
Boys and literacy : exploring the issues / Trisha Maynard (orint and digital)
Creating a literacy environment for boys : ideas for administrators, teachers, and parents / Christopher M. Spence (9th floor, LB 1050.5 S64 2006)
Even hockey players read : boys, literacy and reading / David Booth (IRC, LB 1050 B66 2002)

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