See also Books for Boys
Me Read? No Way! A Practical Guide to Improving Boy's Reading Skills
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/meread/meread.pdf
Download this 60 page document from Ontario Education for lots of
practical suggestions based on 13 Strategies for Success.
Boys and Girls Differ in Their Reading Habits
http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/tlmag/v_30/v_30_3_feature.html
Teacher Librarian magazine article
Guys Read
http://www.guysread.com/
Site by Jon Scieszka who wanted to help boys "find stuff they like to
read". The site is edgy and should definitely appeal to boys. The
downloadable posters and bookmarks might get them there as much as he
searchable guides to good story choices.
Tips to Encourage Reading: ALA Teen Read site
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/tipsenc/tipsencourage.htm
The Reader's Bill of Rights can be found at this web page. You'll also
find book lists and tips to encourage reading.
If Your Boy Won't Read
http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/read/gr6_8/boys.htm
You'll find many good suggestions and lists at this site from Scholastic
Official Roald Dahl Web
http://www.roalddahl.com/
Lots of fun things for Middle Years students to see and do at Roald Dahl's
site. Who wouldn't want to read his books after playing at this site?
Users have to register. Adults are NOT allowed according to ne cartoon
sign that
is waved back and forth on one of the pages. Roald Dahl died (1990) before
the Internet developed as it is. We can only imagine he'd be pleased with
his official web site.
Teens at Random Author's web sites
http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/websites.html
Teacher Reference
Increasing Boys' Achievement
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/west.html
Research evidence suggests some practical things schools can do to engage
boys and improve their educational attainment, social skills and health.
Dr Peter West, Head of the Research Group on Men and Families, at the
University of Western Sydney, Australia, reports.
Boys: Getting it right
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/edt/eofb/index.htm
Report on Australian government enquiry into education of boys.
Boys In Schools and Society
http://www.acer.edu.au/research/programs/documents/BoysInSchoolSoc.pdf
Australian Council for Educational Research report about boys education.
Improving Educational Outcomes For Boys
http://www.decs.act.gov.au/publicat/pdf/Ed_Outcomes_Boys.pdf
Ideas for teaching boys in the classroom.
Success For Boys
http://www.successforboys.edu.au/
Success for Boys is a $19.4 million Australian Government initiative that
aims to help schools improve boys' learning outcomes and engagement
nationally, by providing teachers with access to high quality professional
learning.
Raising Boys' Achievement Project
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/genderandachievement/goodpractice/
UK report that sought and evaluated strategies found to be particularly
helpful in motivating boys.
Boys' Education Research and Websites
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/policy_initiatives_reviews/key_issues/boys_education/boys_education_research_and_websites.htm#Websites
Links to sites related to education of boys.
Boys' Education Links
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/teaching/boys.htm
Links compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity
College, Western Australia.
Boys: Gender and Schooling
http://education.qld.gov.au/students/advocacy/equity/gender-sch/about.html
Boys Gender and Schooling has been developed by Education Queensland for
school communities - teachers, administrators, parents - working to
address issues in boys' education.
University of Newcastle: Boys In Schools Program
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/binsp/what-we-do.html
Provides research, support programs and resources to educators throughout
Australia in order to showcase boys' strengths and their creative talents
and assist schools to harness boys' irrepressible energy and humour in
positive ways.
Teachers Who Yell
http://www.mensconfraternity.org.au/menswebpage61.html
Boys need to be yelled at by their teachers every once in a while,
teachers from across North America heard at a major education conference.
Addressing The Educational Needs of Boys
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/addressing_educational_needs_of_boys.htm
The research report aims to investigate how systemic factors affect the
educational performance and outcomes of boys and how these can be
addressed in the school context.
Yes He Can
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/docs/3317.pdf
This Ofsted (UK) report evaluates the factors contributing to the success
of those schools where boys write well.
Boys' Education: Curriculum issues
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/boys_literacy_schooling.htm
This report focuses on current practices in teaching educationally
disadvantaged/underachieving boys and their literacy development.
Education of Boys
http://activated.det.act.gov.au/reading/curr_jour_hotlists_boyseducation.htm
Links to current journal articles related to the topic of education of
boys.
Gender in the Classroom: Do Boys Learn Differently?
http://www.cybertext.net.au/tipd/papers/week1/mulligan.htm
Article about boys and learning.
Single Sex or Co-educational?
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/issues/single.htm
Links to sites related to the issue of single sex classes compiled by
Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western
Australia.
Boys Do Read
http://www.namultimedia.com/boysdoread/
This site is designed to share ideas about boys and reading with teacher
librarians, educators and other interested parties such as parents.
Ideas for Getting Boys to Read
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~cbcqld/moloney/books7.htm
Ideas to help you get boys to read.
Books and Authors for Boys
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/teaching/bksboys.htm
List of books and authors compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy
Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia.
Boys: Literacy and Reading Links
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/teaching/boyread.htm
Links compiled by Rosemary K Horton, P.L Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity
College, Western Australia.
Getting Boys to Read: It's the Context!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/boysread.htm
It\'s not the text type so much as the situation that determines why and
how boys engage with reading.