Thursday, June 11, 2015

How Can We Encourage Boys To Read For Pleasure?

Book2BookThursday 11 June 2015

It's a challenge for teachers to get any of their students excited about reading, but it might surprise you to hear that the most reluctant bookworms are boys.
The National Literacy Trust has noted that girls continue to outpace boys in their enthusiasm for reading for pleasure. Their latest study also found that nearly twice as many boys as girls said they do not enjoy reading at all, by 13% to 7%.


Guardian

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