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How to get boys enjoy reading

Discover effective strategies for getting boys interested in reading, including providing a variety of books, promoting male role models, and respecting their opinions. Explore popular books and genres that appeal to boys and learn how to create a library environment that encourages their love for reading.

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How to get boys enjoy reading

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  1. How to get boys enjoy reading Prepared by Lamla Skundla Eikendal Library 5 May 2008

  2. Is it a fact or fiction • It’s no longer a secret, that boys need special attention when it comes to reading (leisure reading) • Studies indicate that quite often boys feel that reading fiction books is a waste of time • They tend to think that it’s inferior reading and they are mostly interested in non-fiction books- especially • Reading is not masculine – it’s for sissies.

  3. What could be the reason ? • Lack of interest caused by people who force them to read what they find “boring”. • Unavailability of books that appeal to them. • Lack of role models- Male role models who openly show their love for reading. • Most teachers and librarians who promote reading a women. • Our (parents, teachers and librarians) lack of knowledge about what appeals to these boys

  4. How do we get them hooked ? • Encourage them to read what interests them, not what we want them to read. • Allow them time to give their opinion about a book they find boring- but assure them that not all books are boring. • Provide them with a wide range of books-for all their different reading interests and reading levels. • Once they are hooked it is easy for them to engage in more sophisticated readings.

  5. What do they really want to see in the library! • Boys love short stories, humour • They love graphic novels, comic books • Cliffhanger endings- the book must always be hard to put down or leave them desperate to know what will happen next. • Some funny and slightly gross stuff- something that makes them feel what their reading is subversive.

  6. What is popular with boys at the moment ? • Pilkey, Dav- Captain underpants series • Abbott, Tony- The secret of droon series • Scieszka, Jon- the stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales and the true story of the three little pigs • Colfer, Eion-Legend of captain crow’s teeth, legend of spud murphy • Peck, Richard- The teacher’s funeral: a comedy in three acts • Marrianna Brandt • Helen Brain

  7. References • www.guysread.com • booksforboys.com

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