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    Title
    Exploring the Boys and Literacy Issue
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Trisha Maynard
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 176
    Width: 156 mm
    Height: 234 mm
    Thickness: 14 mm
    Weight: 408 g
    Audience
    College/higher education
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780415237611
    ISBN 10: 0415237610
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: EDU040000
    Dewey: 371.93
    Dewey: 372.6081
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: S3.4
    BISAC category code: EDU026050
    BISAC category code: EDU037000
    BISAC category code: SOC032000
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis Ltd
    Imprint name
    Routledge Falmer
    Publication date
    01 February 2002
    Publication City/Country
    London/GB
    Main description
    In recent years the issue of boys and literacy, namely that they are worse at it compared to girls, has become a key area of interest to all those concerned with the education of our children. This book highlights the key factors causing this divide and discusses the implementation of new strategies to overcome it, which have been the result of extensive qualitative research made by the author. Trisha Maynard reports case study findings of a primary school whose staff wanted to explore and improve boys' attitudes towards and attainment in literacy, and in particular their difficulties with writing.The book highlights issues concerning the reading and writing of stories, what teachers understand by 'good story writing' and the importance of teachers exploring boys' and girls' difficulties with literacy by themselves. It provides significant insight into boys' difficulties with writing as well as informing teachers how to find out about children's attainment.
    Table of contents
    Part One: Setting the Scene 1. The Context: A Problem of Gender 2. Gender Differences and their Impact on Reading and Writing 3. The Project: Methods and Issues Part Two: Complications 4. Teachers' Perceptions of Boys, Girls and the Teaching of Literacy: 'It's the Way they Tell Them' 5. Taking a Closer Look 6. Children Talking about Literacy: Out of the Mouths of Babes 7. So Where Do We Go From Here? Part Three: Towards a Resolution? 8. Looking Back: Exploring the Boys and Literacy Issue