Blogs about: Boys And Reading
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"Why aren't little boys reading?"
It’s kind of funny how writers keep sounding amazed that boys have such problems motivating themselves to read, and wondering, gosh, how to motivate them. Here’s an article from Library Ad… more →
The Monkey Speaks
What are Boys Reading This Week at the Library?
Terry Darr wrote 3 weeks ago: Hunter S. Thompson: I think in spite of his lifestyle choices, he is a part of American history and … more →
Getting Boys to Check Out Books
Terry Darr wrote 1 month ago: I keep having this idea in my head that there is a magic formula to getting the books in the library … more →
Self Explanatory or Not?
Terry Darr wrote 2 months ago: My brain sped up during library school with the amount of searching that was required. Speeding up … more →
What I'm Thinking About at the Library Today
Terry Darr wrote 2 months ago: 1) I developed a library manual last year. While writing an article on this concept, which is more … more →
Boys and (Leisure) Reading: A List of the Problems
Terry Darr wrote 3 months ago: 1) The older a boy gets, the tighter his schedule, especially during the school year. Particularly … more →
Education Week: Authors Share Tips on How to Hook Boys on Books
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worddreams wrote 4 months ago: Lots of my parents have trouble getting their children to read. If that’s you, check this out: … more →
books and gender
Barbara wrote 10 months ago: Do boys read differently than girls? David Brooks thinks so. We do know from research that boys typi … more →
Boys and Reading, a Monday Musing
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Matthew wrote 1 year ago: Today’s Musing Mondays post is about boys and reading…Do you know of any young boys who do not like … more →
"Why aren't little boys reading?"
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: It’s kind of funny how writers keep sounding amazed that boys have such problems motivating th … more →
A new way to get boys to read?
lyndalepress wrote 1 year ago: In America, we have a great reading gender gap. Ideas I’ve heard for getting more young boys e … more →
Dahl Award links humor to literacy - "Jokes are seductive" to young readers
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: You may have heard about the new Roald Dahl Funny Prize (I love that name) for works of children … more →
Problem:Boys Don't Like to Read Solution:Gross Out Books
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bookroomreviews wrote 1 year ago: There was a fabulous article in The Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago about how difficult it is to … more →
End of the line for the cassette tape
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve been a librarian for more than a couple of years, you probably have memories connect … more →
It's not too late for a few summer literacy ideas
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Several times, I’ve pointed out the Reading Rockets site from WETA Public TV as a good place f … more →
My third (and last) ALA conference post
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: I’m back from ALA, and I have to go back to work today. But before I do I wanted to post a few … more →
Getting men involved in literacy
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: We all know that kids often admire the men in their lives – and often it’s because men p … more →
An utterly cool and demi-godly T-shirt
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: If any of you are fans of the Rick Riordan Percy Jackson series, the way I am, you’ll want to … more →
Reading Rockets and summer reading
the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Now that we’ve reached Memorial Day weekend and we’re on the cusp of summer, it’s … more →
Why boys (and men) read less
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the Monkey wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a great Philadelphia Inquirer story I found through LISNews.org – it’s call … more →
