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    MORE Ideas for Encouraging Boys to Read

    By Tobi Kibel Piatek | November 13, 2008

    Thanks to all of you who have responded to my post about boys and literacy. Thanks to author Rosanne Parry for sending links to two great sites that are filled with ideas, suggestions, and book recommendations specifically for boys.

    Guys Read  is a website with a mission - “to motivate boys to read by connecting them
    with materials they will want to read, in ways they like to read.”

    Created by children’s book authorJon Scieszka, this site includes a great list of Guy’s Picks books for all ages, as well as everything you need to do to start your own Guys Read Group. Highly recommended!!!

    Guys Lit Wire is a blog ”helping you find the reading material YOU want. ” Though the blog is big and messy and hard to follow, it is loaded with great resources and suggestions.

    Check out these resources, and please send us YOUR suggestions.

    Topics: Boy Friendly Schools, Literacy |

    One Response to “MORE Ideas for Encouraging Boys to Read”

    1. Colleen Says:
      November 13th, 2008 at 10:50 pm

      Thanks for the link to Guys Lit Wire, Tobi. I would appreciate it if you could let us know what about the blog is hard to navigate - we are using a pretty standard blogger template thinking that made it easier for folks. If there is something specific that you found difficult, or messy, please let me know.

      Colleen Mondor
      colleenatchasingraydotcom (GLW moderator)

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