How might the creating and viewing of book trailers support and enhance boys’ success and enthusiasm as readers?
Libraries Reports
Beyond doubt: Action research on engaging boys in reading. Fourteen teacher researchers present their findings on how to engage boys in reading. Be sure to consult the Libraries Reports Executive Summary in addition to viewing the browsing the reports.
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20110-11: Libraries (15 Reports)
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How will introducing male reading role models, with a focus on peer book reviews, enhance and sustain boys‟ enthusiasm for reading?
What are the best ways to nurture and motivate boys so they find joy as readers?
Lower School librarians Brenda Snead and Lucinda Whitehurst, at St. Christopher’s School (USA), were already using competition to motivate their students to read. Five years into their annual Battle of the Books contest, they added some novelty to boost the interest of Grade 5 boys, now in their third year with BOB.
e-Readers: Enhancing Boys' Reading Experience — Liz Avery, Anglican Church Grammar School, Australia
The research question was: How can using e-readers develop an adolescent boy‟s feeling of reading competence and enhance his motivation to read for leisure?‟
How can using e-readers support and enhance the leisure reading habits of a select group of 7th and 9th graders?
How can the active promotion of graphic novels support and enhance boys' enthusiasm for leisure reading?
How might the reading of e-books using cell phones as the e-reader of choice, enhance boys' enthusiasm and success in reading?
How can using e-books support and enhance boys‟ enthusiasm and success in reading?