Many boys learn by doing... Handling things... Too many classrooms require boys to sit and be quiet. That's not how they learn. They associate reading with school, sitting still...
In addition, we often don't value the kinds of reading they like. Finally, it is cultural ... What does our culture expect from our boys? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2011, at 5:59 PM, "Jessica Lee Flynn" <jflyn...@fau.edu> wrote: > My question is: Boys and literacy--what do you think the real issue is? > > Jessica > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
