october 2002 alsc 2002 national institute / guys read / power point by patrick jones, hennepin...
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October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading Don’t Fix No Chevy
• A quick review of the research from Reading Don’t Fix No Chevy by Michael Smith (2002)
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys take longer to learn to read than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys read less than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys don’t comprehend narrative as well as girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys tend to be better at information retrieval and work related literature than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys tend to think they are bad readers
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys value reading as an activity less than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys have much less interest in leisure reading than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• A lot more boys declare themselves “non readers” than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys spend less time reading
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys express less enthusiasm for reading than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys are more inclined to read informational texts
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys are more inclined to read magazine and newspaper articles
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys are more inclined to read comic books and graphic novels than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys will resist reading stories about girls, more than girls resist reading about boys
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys like to read about hobbies, sports, and things they do or want to do
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys like to collect things and tend to like to collect series of books
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Poetry is less popular with boys than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys tends to enjoy escapism and humor
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Some groups of boys are passionate about science fiction or fantasy
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Some groups of boys are passionate about science fiction or fantasy
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• The appearance of a book and cover is important to boys
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys are less likely to talk about or respond to reading than girls
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Boys prefer active responses to books where they get to do something
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• The majority of reading and English teachers, and librarians are female.
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• If reading is perceived as feminized, then boys will go to great length to avoid it.
October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library
Reading don’t fix no Chevy
• Few boys entering school call themselves “non-readers” but by high school, over half do.