by Pam | Feb 17, 2018 | Blog, Boys' LIteracy, parenting boys
Today I have the privilege of speaking to educators at the The Write to Learn Conference in Osage Beach, Missouri. Below are the digital handouts for attendees of my first session, “How to Help Reluctant Learner Boys.” How to Help Reluctant Learner...
by Pam | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Boys' LIteracy, parenting boys
Parents can suggest the following to their son’s teacher, or encourage their son to do so: 1) Read aloud to the class more; assign less silent reading. 2) Let boys dramatize their reading and writing more. 3) Give them more breaks to physically move around. 4) Do less...
by Pam | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, Boys' LIteracy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips
“My dad didn’t read with us much at all, but we had a huge collection of children’s books in our house, and I remember my grandfather always reading the newspaper. I also have lots of fond memories of my sister, who is two years older than me, taking us to the...
by Pam | Mar 1, 2017 | Blog
by James McCann, former reluctant reader, former bookseller, now library digital services technician and author of teen books. Excerpted from Jump-Starting Boys by Pam Withers and Cynthia Gill (Viva Editions). Reading is important because it opens up your mind to new...
