I just did my master's thesis about this. If we want boys to read, we need to give them what they like.
I found with my research and the boys I studied, that at least with reading, school has a very elitist definition of what "acceptable" reading is. Boys don't want to analyze a text...Boys want books with action, events, fighting, maybe some blood. Zombie books have been EXTREMELY popular in my room. They don't care for books that have a lot of thoughts and self searching. They like comic books and books with short bits of information. World records books are extremely popular with my boys. They like to read and move around. They want to show each other what they found. Just what I found... Kim On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Palmer, Jennifer <[email protected]>wrote: > Many boys learn by doing... Handling things... > Too many classrooms require boys to sit and be quiet. That's not how they > learn. They associate reading with school, sitting still... > > In addition, we often don't value the kinds of reading they like. > > Finally, it is cultural ... What does our culture expect from our boys? > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 31, 2011, at 5:59 PM, "Jessica Lee Flynn" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My question is: Boys and literacy--what do you think the real issue is? > > > > Jessica > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan 8th CORE Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California *Those who do not read have no advantage over those who can't. (Mark Twain)* [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
