Monthly Archives: February 2011
Teaching with boys’ interests in mind
When you teach with boys’ interests in mind… you are able to spend more time teaching and less time managing the boys are more engaged and motivated to complete tasks the energy in your classroom becomes productive and not disruptive … Continue reading
Literacy for Young Boys Part 3
Boys learn best when they have opportunities to MOVE! I invite you to explore the following resource for engaging children in active literacy learning: The Alphabet Workout ShareFacebookStumbleUponEmailDiggRedditPrint
Teaching with Purpose
Boys are successful when a lesson has a clear direction and moves at a good pace! Boys are productive when tasks are broken down into smaller steps, so they have a sense of moving forward! Boys like to feel they … Continue reading
Literacy for Young Boys Part 2
In Part 1, I talked about the importance of recognizing boys’ interests . The next word that comes to mind for me related to boys’ literacy is: PURPOSE When boys read, they prefer to select texts that serve a purpose … Continue reading
Let’s talk about the boys
Why do we need to talk about the boys? As the girls start to speed ahead, the boys are falling behind. After spending the past few days at the CCIRA conference in Denver, not only were there several sessions focused … Continue reading
Literacy for Young Boys Part 1
One of the first words that often comes to mind when I think about boys and literacy is INTEREST. When approaching literacy instruction with boys, it is very important to consider their interests. I recognize this can also be true … Continue reading