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Pennsylvania School Library Association Presents

Pennsylvania School Library Association Presents. Books for Boys. By Kim Deniker May 3, 2008. Statistics.

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Pennsylvania School Library Association Presents

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  1. Pennsylvania School Library Association Presents Books for Boys By Kim Deniker May 3, 2008

  2. Statistics • Young male readers lag behind their female counterparts. According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in 2001, fourth-grade girls in all of the 30 plus participating countries scored higher in reading literacy than fourth-grade boys by a statistically significant amount. • Jon Scieszka, author of children’s books such as The Stinky Cheese Man and the Time Warp Trio series, believes that boys are slower to develop than girls biologically and therefore often have early struggles with reading and writing skills. On his website (www.guysread.com), he also says that the male way of learning, which tends to be action oriented and competitive, works against boys in many classrooms. • http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/gendergap/index.html

  3. Frustrated over finding an interesting book for boys to read??

  4. Searching for “WHY” • Why does this disparity exist? Theories abound. According to Michael W. Smith and Jeffrey D. Wilhelm in Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men (Heinemann, 2002), research on gender and literacy provides some interesting insights: • Boys take longer to learn to read than girls do. • Boys read less than girls read. • Girls tend to comprehend narrative texts and most expository texts significantly better than boys do. • Boys value reading as an activity less than girls do.

  5. According to a national survey conducted by the Young Adult Library Services Association in 2001, boys of an average age of 14 listed their top obstacles to reading: • Boring/no fun 39.3% • No time/too busy 29.8% • Like other activities better 11.1% • Can’t get into the stories 7.7% • I’m not good at it 4.3%

  6. An area that seems to be critical to stimulating reading success among young male readers is the choice of materials. According to Smith and Wilhelm in Reading Don’t Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men, boys differ from girls in the choices they make of reading material. • Boys … • are more inclined to read informational texts, magazines, and newspaper articles. • are more inclined to read graphic novels and comic books. • tend to resist reading stories about girls, whereas girls do not tend to resist reading stories about boys. • like to read about hobbies, sports, and things they might do or be interested in doing. • like to collect things and tend to like to collect series of books. • read less fiction than girls. • tend to enjoy escapism and humor, and some boys are passionate about science fiction or fantasy.

  7. Tips for encouraging boys to read: Five Suggestions from Michael Sullivan:

  8. #1 • Take It Easy:  Becoming a reader has little to do with reading difficult books and everything to do with the amount of reading a boy does. Let the boys choose books that are below, even well below their reading level. If they choose books that are very easy, he may be feeling unsure of their abilities and are looking for some reassurance that they can read and enjoy it. This is called regression, and it is perfectly normal. What you don't want to happen is for them to give up on reading altogether for any amount of time; it may be very hard to get them reading again. 

  9. #2 • Let Him Choose:  As much as possible, let boys choose the books they wants to read for pleasure, it will fight the impression that reading is a chore that is imposed on them. They might choose the same types of books, even the same books over and over again. They are showing signs of regression . They might choose books that make you crazy: books that center on action and even violence, books that are gross and humor that is edgy. They is testing the limits of their freedom and your forbearance. This too is perfectly normal. Try to remember that they are exposed to these types of things from the media all the time, and that they will deal with such things better in context, that is, in a book.

  10. #3 • Read with him:  Reading is hard for many boys, but stories are still appealing. Share the reading, so he only has to do half the work. If the reading is too hard but the story is too good, just read it to him. Listening to things being read encourages boys to read.

  11. #4 • Model Good Reading: Even when you are not reading to boys, make sure they see you read, especially you and other students! Men have been trained to read in isolation, either because that is natural for the women who educated us, or because we felt uncomfortable being seen reading. Break the cycle! Men need to Read in front of boys, your own and anyone else's. Boys need to see men with books.

  12. #5 • Show respect for mental activities:  Reading is just part of a rich life of the mind. Show the same respect for that world as you do for the more physical world (sports, outdoors, etc.). Involve yourself and your male students in library and school activities, chess and other challenging mental games, crossword puzzles, and the like. The mind needs to be exercised just like the muscles.

  13. Family Literacy • Takes place during daily life. • Parent’s are the child’s first teacher. • Start when they are newborns to develop these skills.

  14. Children who develop print awareness have a head start on reading and literacy skills: • Children should participate in conversations, • Read to child regularly, and • Have books in the home. These are all good starts to family literacy.

  15. Tips to Promote Family Literacy • Read with your child everyday. • Regularly listen to your child read. • Turn of the TV to read and help your child with homework. • Make sure your child sees you reading newspapers, magazines, and books.

  16. Share family stories and make up your own bed time stories. • Read street signs with your child, write shopping lists or letters together, play word games as a family. • Visit the library with your child. • Talk with your child’s teacher to find out what students are learning in class.

  17. Encourage your child to write lists, stories, and poems. • Talk with your child about favorite characters or events in books. • Ask your child what happens in books as you read together. • Find books that match your child’s interests.

  18. Encourage your child to act out stories in plays or puppet shows with friends or siblings. • Encourage your child to read everyday during the summer. • Play rhyming games, sing songs with rhymes and play with word sounds.

  19. Books About Boys and Reading Bibliography: • Gurian, Michael. Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents. Jossey-Basse, 2001. • Krashen, Stephen. The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research. Libraries Unlimitted, 2004. • Large, Jerry. "Teaching Boys the Joy of Books." Seattle Times, March 11, 2004. • Newkirk, Thomas. Misreading Masculinity: Boys, Literacy, and Popular Culture. Heinemann, 2002. • Pennac, Daniel. Better Than Life. Stenhouse, 1999. • Sax, Leonard. Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences. Doubleday, 2005. • Smith, Michael W. and Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Reading Don't Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men. Heinemann, 2002. • Sullivan, Michael. Connecting Boys With Books: What Libraries Can Do. ALA Editions, 2003.

  20. Ages 6-8 • The Magic Tree House, Book #1, Dinosaurs Before Dark. By Mary Pope Osbourne. • Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg.

  21. Ages 6 to 10 • Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown. • How to Eat Fried Worms, by Thomas Rockwell.

  22. Bruce Coville for Ages 8 to 12 • Aliens Ate My Homework • Aliens Stole My Body • The Dragonslayers • The Monster’s Ring • My Teacher Flunked the Planet • My Teacher is an Alien

  23. Gordon Korman’s Books for Boys Ages 8-12 • “One the Run”(Series) Book One: Chasing the Falconers Book Two:The Fugitive Factor Book Three:Hunting the Hunter Book Four:Now You See Them, Now You Don't Book Five:Public Enemies Book Six:The Stowaway Solution • "Everest" (Series):             Book One: The Contest.             Book Two: The Climb.             Book Three: The Summit. •  "Island" (Series):             Book One: Shipwreck.             Book Two: Survival.             Book Three: Escape.  

  24. More Korman Titles • “Dive” (Series) Book One:The Danger Book Two: The Deep Book Three: The Discovery • Maxx Comedy : The Funniest Kid in America • No More Dead Dogs.

  25. Science Fiction Novel for Ages 8-12 • Downer, Ann. Hatching Magic. Aladdin, 2003. ****

  26. Tod Strausser’s “Help! I’m Trapped” Series… Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body Help! I'm Trapped in The First Day of School Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Help! I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp Help! I'm Trapped in Santa's Body Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body Help! I'm Trapped in My Principal's Body Help! I'm Trapped in an Alien's Body Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body

  27. Nonfiction Books… • Webber, Desiree. Bonehead: Story of the Longhorn. Eakin Press, 2003.  • Webber, Desiree. The Buffalo Train Ride. Eakin Press, 1999.  

  28. Ages 8-12 • Cirque du Freak, A Living Nightmare, Book #1 By Darren Shan • Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli • A Week in the Woods, by Clements, Andrew.

  29. Shadow Children Series by Haddix for Ages 8 and Up Among the Hidden Among the Impostors Among the Betrayed Among the Barons Among the Brave Among the Enemy Among the Free

  30. Historical Fiction for Ages 9 and Up • Hoobler, Dorothy. The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn. Philomel, 1999. (and it's sequels)

  31. Dave Barry and Ridley PearsonContribute Fantasy for Ages 9 and Up… • Peter and the Starcatchers • Peter and the Shadow Thieves • Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

  32. Eoin Colfer’s Books for Boys • “Artemis Fowl” (Series): • Artemis Fowl • The Arctic Incident • The Eternity Code • The Opal Deception • The Artemis Fowl Files

  33. More Eoin Colfer’s for Ages 9 and Up • The Supernaturalist • Half-Moon Investigations • The Wish List • Legend of Spud Murphy • Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth

  34. Jeanne DuPrau’s Book’s for Ages 9 and Up • The City of Ember • The People of Sparks

  35. “Alex Rider Adventures” byAnthony Horowitzfor Ages 9 and Up • Ark Angel • Eagle Strike • Evil Star • Point Blank • Raven’s Gate • Scorpia • Skeleton Key • Stormbreaker

  36. Warriors Series by Erin Hunter • Warriors • Into the Wild • Fire and Ice • The Forest of Secrets • Rising Storm • A Dangerous Path • The Darkest Hour • Warrior: The New Prophecy • Midnight • Moonrise • Dawn • Starlight • Twilight • Sunset • Warrior: Power of Three • The Sight

  37. Other Popular Titles by Carl Hiaasen • Flush. Knopf, 2005.   • Hoot. Knopf, 2002.  

  38. Walter Dean Myers’s Books for Ages 9 and Up • Handbook for Boys • Monster • Shooter • Scorpions

  39. More Age 9-12 Titles • Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko • Something Upstairs, by Avi. • Snow Treasure, by Marie McSwigan,

  40. Wendelin Van Draanen’s Books for Boys Ages 9-13 • "Shredderman" (Series): Secret Identity Attack of the Tagger Meet the Gecko Enemy Spy • Swear to Howdy

  41. Historical Fiction by Avi for Ages 10-14… • Crispin: Cross of Lead • Crispin at the Edge of The World • Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel • The Book Without Words : A Fable of Medieval Magic • The Fighting Ground

  42. Ages 10-14 • Losing Joe’s Place, by Gordon Korman. • Rats, Paul Zindel, • The Contender, by Robert Lipsyte. • http://www.booksforboys.com/

  43. Cornelia Funke Favorites • The Thief Lord • Dragon Rider • Inkspell • Inkheart

  44. Gary Paulsen Picks: Age 10 and Up • Alida’ Song • Brian’s Hunt • Brian’s Return • Brian’s Winter • The Cookcamp • The Foxman • Hatchet

  45. More Gary Paulsen Picks • The Car • Harris and Me • How Angel Peterson Got His Name, and Other Outrageous Tales of Extreme Sports • The Rifle

  46. For Ages 12 and Up • The Giver, by Lois Lowry • Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card • http://www.booksforboys.com/

  47. Carl Deuker for Ages 12 and Up SPORTS RELATED • Heart of a Champion • On the Devil’s Court • http://www.booksforboys.com/

  48. Harry Mazer for Ages 13-15 ACTION ADVENTURE • Snow Bound • The Last Mission • http://www.booksforboys.com/

  49. For Ages 13 and Up • Firestorm, By David Klass. • Escapade Johnson and Mayhem at Mount Moosilauke. Michael Sullivan • The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton.

  50. Spinelli & Tocher • Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed. Knopf, 2003.   • Spinelli, Jerry. Loser. Joanna Cotler, 2002. **** • Tocher, Timothy. Chief Sunrise, John McGraw, and Me.Cricket Books, 2004. ****

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