Boys Reading

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Boys Read
Posted by recessduty on 04/01/2009

Description: “It’s not that boys can’t read; it’s that they don’t!” While that is not true for all boys, Boys Read’s mission is to “transform boys into lifelong readers”. It impressed me that this entire website and organization was created and maintained by parents, educators, librarians, authors, and more. First and foremost the website has a boys’ feel. White text on grey background with splashes of red and blue. Good start! Beyond that, Boys Read has an incredible research of literacy studies, articles, etc. that pertain specifically to boys.

The Good Stuff:
This page has books specifically geared toward boys at different age levels. This page also contains information for friends in Australia, for writers, screenwriters, and other artists. I would have liked something like this when I was younger!

Implementation: Our literature teacher allows students time to check out books each week and has discovered that students take books according to how the cover looks. A proven strategy, but one that doesn’t narrow the focus. Boys Read will be given to the students, along with Help Readers Love Reading, in order to promote book findings.

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