Resources

Links

• International Reading Association
• Kentucky Reading Association
• National Writing Project
• Kentucky Writing Project 
• National Council of Teachers of English  
• Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts
• Education Review - A Journal of Book Reviews
• Jon Scieszka's Guys Read
• Richard Whitmire's Blog - Why Boys Fail
• The United Kingdom's National Literacy trust webpage on gender and literacy resources
• The Hamilton, Ontario, Public Library's webpage on boys and reading
• Common Core State Standards Initiative

Resources

• Clark County Public Education System - Literacy Resources
• Pete's PowerPoint Station
• The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2007
• Readers Survey 2008

NCTE Guidelines:

• On Reading, Learning to Read, and Effective Reading Instruction: An Overview of What We Know and How We Know It

• Statement on Anti-Racism to Support: Teaching and Learning: from the National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English February 2007

• IRA Commission on RTI: Working Draft of Guiding Principles

Books

• Bright Beginnings for Boys: Engaging Young Boys in Active Literacy available from International Reading Association.
• The Trouble With Boys by Peg Tyre, published by Crown, 2008
• Best Books for Boys: A Resource for Educators by Matthew D. Zbaracki, published by Libraries Unlimited, 2008
• Raising Bookworms: Getting Kids Reading for Pleasure and Empowerment by Emma Walton Hamiliton, published by Beech Tree Books, 2008