Lighting the Fire
Inspiring Boys to Become Readers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29173/iasl8047Abstract
What aspects of reading engage boys? This paper looks at the importance of reading, some of the current thinking about boys and reading, and research carried out among students of St Andrew's Cathedral School, where a reading culture has developed. What implications do these findings have for our profession - for school libraries and teacher librarians? What other strategies can we employ to encourage our students to develop a lifelong love of reading? The strategies include the idea of a Literature Festival, other reading programs, ways of integrating technology into the reading experience and the Literature Circles model at St Andrew's.
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