Just for Boys - High/Low Reading Comprehension +, Reading .2 to 2.9

About this curriculum

Boys’ literacy continues to be at the forefront of educational concerns. Unfortunately, despite educators’ efforts, the gap between boys’ and girls’ academic successes remains uneven. This divide is potentially perilous to their overall success in life as a myriad of studies have conclusively shown that boys are more likely to experience academic failure. The resulting frustration felt by boys often leads to increased male dropout rates. To help assist educators in their quest to find appropriate material we have created this resource.  Our goal is to support you in engaging male readers and help you to move struggling readers along the literacy continuum. We created a variety of stories based on the current research surrounding boys’ literacy. Written at a primary level, we have used recurring characters, stories that focus on actions, unusual topics for school and we have tried to incorporate humour while looking at different genres, i.e. graphic novels. While this book was designed to help you with your struggling male readers the stories and strategies provided can also be useful for some of the struggling female readers in your classroom. Format:…