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)

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys take longer to learn to read than girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys read less than girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys don’t comprehend narrative as well as girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys tend to think they are bad readers

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys value reading as an activity less than girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys have much less interest in leisure reading than girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys spend less time reading

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys express less enthusiasm for reading than girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys are more inclined to read informational texts

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys are more inclined to read magazine and newspaper articles

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Poetry is less popular with boys than girls

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

• Boys tends to enjoy escapism and humor

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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

October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library

Reading don’t fix no Chevy

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