Results:
- 42% of them did not like reading-claimed it was boring, passive
- 28% like reading certain kinds of text-generally action, sci fi, magazines, nonfiction
- 28% like reading-many prefer nonfiction, fiction relevant to their own lives
- Provide culturally relevant books, and books with topics that boys are interested in to encourage boys literacy practices.
Studies show boys in reading are called names/made fun of. I don't remember that as a child growing up....and I have not experienced that teaching in elementary school ..but then again I teach kindergarten. Has anyone experienced/witnessed that first hand?
42% of boys do not like reading in this study. That is horrible.
I wonder what percentage of 10th grade girls do not like to read. It would be interesting to see the difference.
This reminds me how important high school teachers are in fostering their student's reading enjoyment! Helping them find books, reading materials that they will enjoy is such a big deal. Of course we want our students to enjoy reading so they will read more and be more successful readers. My little sister is one of the few people I know that never enjoyed reading--yet she was the valedictorian of her high school....I always found that interesting...and she likes to remind me that even though to this day she does not consider herself as someone who "likes"to read, it did not stop her from being successful. Reading about boys who do not enjoy reading makes me wonder the percentage of boys who do not like to read compared to how many are struggling readers, or read below grade level.
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I agree! Teachers are in a powerful position to foster the kind of classroom context that begins to shape identity not only as a learner but as a person, male, female, gay, straight... It makes me think differently about teaching, another lens to teach with.
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