The Time Warp Trio: Knights of the Kitchen Table
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A quick note on some of the links at the top of the page:
Guys Read: This is an initiative started by John Scieszka (like Fresca) and others to get boys to read. It's an amazing resource for literature geared toward boys. You can find a link at the bottom of the Guys Read page to Scieszka's website. He's an outstanding advocate for boy's literacy and has some awesome stuff on his website as well.
Book Clubs 4 Boys: This is a website put together by a mom that holds book clubs with her boys. As I've mentioned before one of the problem's of boys' literacy is that there are feminine stigmas attached to reading. When you think of book clubs, you generally don't picture a bunch of men sitting around discussing a book. She designs her book cub meetings so boys can further discuss books, but also have some fun with projects relating to what they've read. Check out her site, it's got some spectacular stuff for boys to get involved in.
Books for Boys: Another list of some great literature for boys.
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Howdy!
12:26 PM
Literacy is unbelievably important in today's world, yet many children lack basic literacy skills. And from what research is telling us boys are suffering more than anyone - worldwide. That's due to everything from feminine stigmas attached to reading to a lack of good male role models to misconceptions parents have about what "reading" and "literacy" include. So it's my mission to help boys see how amazing reading can be by showing them what's out there in terms of literacy.
I'm also going to talk about things that can help all kids become better readers - comprehension strategies, fun vocabulary words and activities, genres etc.
Take a look at my videos, facebook, twitter, links and suggestions. If you have anything to offer in the way of further suggestions for books or topics to discuss, activities to demonstrate, or anything else you think would be helpful, feel free to drop me a line!
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