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Biologically,
boys are slower to develop than girls and often struggle
with reading and writing skills early on. |
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The
action-oriented, competitive learning style of many
boys works against them learning to read and write |
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Many
books boys are asked to read don’t appeal to them.
They aren’t motivated to want to read. |
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As
a society, we teach boys to suppress feelings. Boys
aren’t practiced and often don’t feel comfortable
exploring the emotions and feelings found in fiction.
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Boys
don’t have enough positive male role models for
literacy. Because the majority of adults involved in
kids’ reading are women, boys might not see reading
as a masculine activity. |
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