Boys and Literacy: Exploring the IssuesIn recent years the issue of boys and literacy, namely that they are worse at it compared to girls, has become a key area of interest to all those concerned with the education of our children. This book highlights the key factors causing this divide and discusses the implementation of new strategies to overcome it, which have been the result of extensive qualitative research made by the author. Trisha Maynard reports case study findings of a primary school whose staff wanted to explore and improve boys' attitudes towards and attainment in literacy, and in particular their difficulties with writing. |
Contents
a problem of gender | 9 |
Gender differences and their impact on reading and writing | 22 |
methods and issues | 43 |
Teachers perceptions of boys girls and the teaching | 57 |
Its the way they tell them ཥ ི ནྲ | 109 |
exploring the boys and literacy issue | 129 |