october 2002 alsc 2002 national institute / guys read / power point by patrick jones, hennepin...

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)


Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys take longer to learn to read than girls



• Boys read less than girls



• Boys don’t comprehend narrative as well as girls



• Boys tend to be better at information retrieval and work related literature than girls



• Boys tend to think they are bad readers



• Boys value reading as an activity less than girls



• Boys have much less interest in leisure reading than girls



• A lot more boys declare themselves “non readers” than girls



• Boys spend less time reading



• Boys express less enthusiasm for reading than girls



• Boys are more inclined to read informational texts



• Boys are more inclined to read magazine and newspaper articles



• Boys are more inclined to read comic books and graphic novels than girls



• Boys will resist reading stories about girls, more than girls resist reading about boys



• Boys like to read about hobbies, sports, and things they do or want to do



• Boys like to collect things and tend to like to collect series of books



• Poetry is less popular with boys than girls



• Boys tends to enjoy escapism and humor



• Some groups of boys are passionate about science fiction or fantasy



• The appearance of a book and cover is important to boys



• Boys are less likely to talk about or respond to reading than girls



• Boys prefer active responses to books where they get to do something



• The majority of reading and English teachers, and librarians are female.



• If reading is perceived as feminized, then boys will go to great length to avoid it.



• Few boys entering school call themselves “non-readers” but by high school, over half do.

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