Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices
Ralph Fletcher

(1-12)
Writing test scores indicate that boys have fallen far behind girls across the grades. And in general, boys don`t enjoy writing as much as girls. How can we do a better of job of creating "boy-friendly" classrooms so their voices can be heard?
This book asks you to imagine the writing classroom from a boy`s perspective and to consider specific steps you might take to create stimulating classrooms for boys. You`ll explore important questions such as:

• What subjects are boy writers passionate about, and what motivates them as writers?
• Why do boys like to incorporate violence into their stories, and how much should be allowed?
• Why do we so often misread and misunderstand the humor boys include in their stories

In addition, the book looks at: how handwriting can hamstring boy writers and how drawing may help; welcoming boy-friendly writing genres in your classroom; ways to improve your conferring with boys; and more.
(1-12) 176 pp.