Connecting Boys With Books 2

by Michael Sullivan

Overview

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Sullivan shows how to reinvigorate the sense of excitement that boys felt when they first heard a picture book being read aloud.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838990513
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	119
File size:	319 KB

About the Author

Michael Sullivan is the author of several books, including Raising Boy Readers, Connecting Boys with Books: What Libraries Can Do, Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap, and Serving Boys through Readers' Advisory. He has spoken widely on the topic of boys and reading as well as library administration and the place and power of children's services. He was a children’s librarian and library director in public libraries for more than fifteen years and taught public library administration for five years at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Blueprint for Boys and Reading 5 Chapter 2 The Reading Gap 14 Chapter 3 Boys and Girls Are Different 24 Chapter 4 Read for Fun, Read Forever 36 Chapter 5 Exposing Boys to Story 47 Chapter 6 Honoring Boys' Literature 59 Chapter 7 Promoting Reading to Boys 73 Chapter 8 Creating the Culture of Literacy 87