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Learning from the Boys - Looking Inside the Reading Lives of Three Adolescent Boys (HC) (Hardcover, New)
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Learning from the Boys - Looking Inside the Reading Lives of Three Adolescent Boys (HC) (Hardcover, New)
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The "Boy Crisis" is cited often in educational and news reports due
to the consistent reading achievement gap for boys and the
statistics paint a dismal picture of boys in school. Politicians
and researchers often focus on boys' low scores on reading
achievement tests and compare these scores to the girls' scores
with little consideration for the actual reading lives of boys. As
a result, adolescent boys' vernacular reading is most often
misunderstood. This book documents my journey as a mother of three
boys and teacher of adolescents, as I attempt to articulate both
the in-school and out-of-school experiences of boys. The book
describes my attempts at creating a more complete picture of the
reading lives and experiences of adolescent boys by describing
three boys and their reading experiences in their natural contexts.
It provides a rich description, revealing disconnects between
school literacy practices and boys' vernacular literacy practices.
In this book, parents, administrators, and teachers will find
discover the complexity of boys as readers, challenging educators
to pursue effective practice and curricular decisions which go
beyond the quick fixes for "the boy problem" so often seen in
response to low test scores. This book provides parents,
administrators, and teachers with an in-depth description of three
boy readers. What emerges is a description of the complexity of
boys as readers, challenging educators to pursue effective practice
and curricular decisions which go beyond the quick fixes for "the
boy problem" so often seen in response to low test scores. Teachers
interested in mentoring boy readers will find this book helpful.
This book can also be used with pre-service and in-service
teachers, in undergraduate and graduate courses, and in
professional development.
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