by Pam | Mar 18, 2021 | Book News, book review
BOOK REVIEW of THE PARKOUR CLUB Kirkus Reviews March 2021 Two teens fall for one another amid an extreme sport and an extremist plot in Withers and Hayat’s YA novel. Sixteen-year-old Bronte Miller has returned to her hometown of Richland, Washington, after a year in...
by Pam | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog, Books, Boys' LIteracy, education, Literacy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips, Uncategorized
Guess what percentage of kidlit/YA authors are male? The answer is 14%. Why does that matter? Well, given how essential they are as role models in getting boys to read, it’s important that educators and parents know who they are, schools and libraries hire them...
by Pam | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog
The bad news is that 27% of Americans (probably Canadians too) did not read a book last year, according to Pew Research. Not even one book! The good news is that teens are more likely than adults to read for pleasure. (On the other hand, they read for pleasure less... by Pam | Feb 17, 2018 | education
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 second session, “Drawing Information-Lovers into Fiction and Vice Versa.” Handouts for Pam...
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...
