Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies That Work--And Why, Paperback/Michael Reichert

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Contributor(s):Author: Michael Reichert Author: Richard Hawley Foreword by: Peg Tyre Based on an extensive worldwide study, this book reveals what getsboys excited about learning Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-heldcultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schoolingwhile providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructionalstyle that have been proven effective in a variety of schoolsettings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples oflessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Suchthemes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from boys that bothvalidates the success of the lessons and adds a human dimension totheir impact. The author's presents more than 100+ specific activities forall content areas that have proven successful with malestudents Draws on an in-depth, worldwide study to reveal what lessonsand strategies most engage boys in the classroom Has been described as the missing link that our schools needfor the better education of boys  Review citations School Library Journal - pg. 148 - 05/01/2011Publishers Weekly - 07/19/2010