by Pam | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog, Parenting Tips
Once every year, the school bell releases an eager torrent of kids into our arms for months of summer fun. They leave behind the homework hassles and school tensions. As we spend more relaxed time with them, they float comfortably back into our sphere of influence. So...
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...
by Pam | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Nonfiction books checked out at primary school libraries: 75% cent to boys, 25% to girls. Book readers overall: men, 46%; women 54%. Literary readers: men, 37%; women, 63%. Heavy readers: men, 29%; women, 71%. Readers of science fiction and horror: men, 17%; women,...
by Pam | Aug 24, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized
A key reason boys struggle more than girls in school and life: Adults fail to help them get comfortable with reading at a young age. Boys read less than girls do. Parents read to boys for shorter periods of time than they read to girls. Teen girls read almost...
