The following is a guide to information, including books, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "Reading and the Gender Gap." If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

Updated February 2005


011.62 FOR
Bouchard, David.  For the love of reading : Books to build lifelong readers.  Victoria, BC: Orca, 2004.

028.16241 ODE
Odean, Kathleen.  Great books for boys : More than 600 books for boys 2 to 14.  New York: Ballantine Books, 1998.

028.535 NAT
High interest-easy reading for middle school and senior high school.  Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1996.

028.55 BAC
Backes, Laura.  Best books for kids who think they hate to read : 125 books that will turn any child into a lifelong reader.  Roseville, CA: Prima, c2001.

028.55 SUL
Sullivan, Michael.  Connecting boys with books : What libraries can do.  Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2003.

302.2244 REA
Reading, writing, and talking gender in literacy learning.  Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference, c2002.

371.8235 SMI
Smith, Michael W. and Jeffrey D. Wilhelm.  Reading don't fix no Chevys : Literacy in the lives of young men.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, c2002.

371.9046 BRO
Brownlie, Faye, and Catherine Feniak.  Student diversity : addressing the needs of all learners in inclusive classroom communities.  Markham, ON: Pembroke, 1998.

372.4 JOB
Jobe, Ron.  Info-kids : how to use nonfiction to turn reluctant readers into enthusiastic learners.  Markham, ON: Pembroke, 2002.

372.4 ROU
Routman, Regie.  Reading essentials : The Specifics you need to teach reading well.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, c2003.

372.41 SIB
Sibberson, Franki and Karen Szymusiak.  Still learning to read : Teaching students in grades 3-6.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse, c2003.

372.416 08341 MER
Me read? No way!  Winnipeg:  Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth, c2004

372.43 JOH
Johns, Jerry L., Peggy Van Leirsburg, and Susan J. Davis.  Improving reading : A Handbook of strategies.  Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, c1994.

372.47 HAR
Harvey, Stephanie and Anne Goudvis.  Strategies that work : Teaching comprehension to enhance understanding.  Markham, ON: Pembroke, c2000.

372.6 STR
Strickland, Dorothy S. et al.  Supporting struggling readers and writers : Strategies for classroom intervention, 3-6.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse; Newark, DE: International Reading Association, c2002.

372.64 BEE
Beeghly, Dena G. and Catherine M. Prudhoe.  Litlinks : Activities for connected learning in elementary classrooms.  Boston, MA: McGraw Hill, c2002.

 372.64 CHI
Children's literature in the elementary school.  Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2004.

428.4 ALL
Allen, Janet.  Yellow brick roads : Shared and guided paths to independent reading 4-12.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse, 2000.

428.4 BOO
Booth, David.  Even hockey players read : Boys, literacy and learning.  Markham, ON: Pembroke, 2002.

428.4071 BOO
Booth, David W. and Jennifer Rowsell.  The Literacy principal : Leading, supporting and assessing reading and writing initiatives.  Markham, ON: Pembroke, c2002.

428.4 0712 BRO
Brozo, William G. and Michele L. Simpson.  Readers, teachers, learners : Expanding literacy across the content areas.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall, c2003.

428.4 0712 BRO
Brozo, William G.  To be a boy, to be a reader : Engaging teen and preteen boys in active literacy.  Newart, DE: International Reading Association, c2002.

428.43 TOV
Tovani, Chris.  I read it, but I don’t get it : Comprehension strategies for adolescent readers.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse, c2000.

428.62 LIB
Libretto, Ellen V. and Catherine Barr.  High/low handbook best books and web sites for reluctant teen readers.  Westport, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.

649 KRO
Kropp, Paul.  The Reading solution : Make your child a reader for life.  New York: Random House, c1993.

809.89292 DIC
The Dictionary of characters in children's literature.  New York: F. Watts, c2002.

920 STO
The Storymakers : Writing children's books : 83 authors talk about their work.  Markham, ON: Pembroke, c2000.

Asselin, Marlene.  “Bridging the gap between learning to be male and learning to read.”  Teacher Librarian 30.3 (2003) : 53-54.

Blair, Heather A. and Kathy Sanford.  “Morphing literacy : Boys reshaping their school-based literacy practices.”  Language Arts 81.6 (2004) : 452-460.

Burns, Ty R. et al.  “Quick picks for reluctant young adult readers.”  School Library Journal 50.3 (2004) : 62-64.

Chen, Shu-Hsien L.  “Improving reading skills through audiobooks.”  School Library Media Activities Monthly 21.1 (2004) : 22-25.

Coleman, Wendy.  “Boys and literacy : Factors within our reach”  Teacher-Librarian Today 11.1 (2004) : 13-18.

Connell, Diane and Betsy Gunzelmann.  “The New gender gap.”  Instructor 113.6 (2004) : 14-17.

Crawford, Philip.  “A Novel approach: Using graphic novels to attract reluctant readers and promote literacy.”  Library Media Connection 22.5 (2004) : 26-28.

Duke, Nell K.  “The Case for informational text.”  Educational Leadership 61.6 (2004) : 40-44.

Ferguson, Collene.  “Dipping into adventure with Larry Verstraete.”  Canadian Children’s Book News 27.2 (2004) : 13.

Galley, Michele.  “Going ‘graphic’ : Educators tiptoe into realm of comics.”  Education Week 23.23 (2004) : 6.

Gambell, Trevor and Darryl Hunter.  “Surveying gender difference in Canadian school literacy.”  Journal of Curriculum Studies 32.5 (2000): 689-719.

Goldsmith, Francisca.  “Top 10 graphic novels for youth.”  Booklist 100.11(2004) : 984.

Jenkinson, Dave.  “Why don’t [more] male adolescents read [fiction]? One male’s opinions.”  Impact 11.3 (2002) : 9-10.

Kan, Kat. “Titles too good to miss!”  Voya February (2004) : 480-481.

Katz, Herb and Laura Sokal.  “Masculine literacy : One size does not fit all.”  Reading Manitoba 24.1 (2003) : 4-8.

Livingston, Nancy et al.  “Nonfiction as literature : An Untapped goldmine.”  Reading Teacher 57.6 (2004) : 582-584.

Lynch, Jacqueline.  “Parents’ self-efficacy beliefs, parents’ gender, children’s reader self-perceptions, reading achievement and gender.”  Journal of Research in Reading 25.1 (2002) : 54-67.

McCreath, Joan.  “Boys do read.”  Reading Manitoba 24.1 (2003) : 9-10.

“New graphic novels for youth.”  Booklist 100.11 (2004) : 983-984, 986.

Olson, Ray.  “Top 10 graphic novels.”  Booklist 100.11 (2004) : 962.

O’Reilly, Gillian.  “Cool boys read.”  Canadian Children’s Book News 27.2 (2004) : 8-12.

Pawuk, Michael G. et al.  “Popular paperbacks for young adults.”  School Library Journal  50.3 (2004) : 64-66.

Raiteri, Steve.  “Graphic novels.”  Library Journal 129.4 (2004) : 4.

Smith, Michael and Jeffrey D. Wilhelm.  “’I just like being good at it’ : The Importance of competence in the literate lives of young men.”  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 47.8 (2004) : 454-481.

Sokal, Laura.  “Real choices: Considerations for addressing boys’ lack of engagement in school.”  Manitoba Journal of Counselling 30.3 (2004) : 24-27.

“Spotlight on graphic novels.”  Booklist 100.11 (2004) : 958, 960-963, 966.

Stein, Debbie, and Penny L. Beed.  “Bridging the gap between fiction and nonfiction in the literature circle setting.”  The Reading Teacher 57.6 (2004) : 510-518.

Sullivan, Michael.  “Why Johnny won’t read.”  School Library Journal 50.8 (2004) : 36-40.

Therrien, William J.  “Fluency and comprehension gains as a result of repeated reading.”  Remedial & Special Education 25.4 (2004) : 252-261.

Vacca, Richard T.  “From efficient decoders to strategic readers.”  Educational Leadership 60.3 (2002) : 6-11.

Williams, Bronwyn T.  “Boys may be boys, but do they have to read and write that way?”  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 47.6 (2004) : 510-515.

25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers!  Gary Hopkins. June 2002. Education World. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson035.shtml

"2004 Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers."  American Library Association. 2004.
07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/2004quickpicksreluctant.htm

Blair, Heather and Kathy Sanford.  “Boys demonstrate literacy in ways the current curriculum doesn't assess.”  On Line Opinion. February 2003. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=962

Books for reluctant readers.  The 2 Rs. 07 Feb. 2005 http://the2rs.com/Books_For_Reluctant_Readers/index.html

Boy power! : Old favourites and new winners.  Winnipeg Public Library. 07 Feb. 2005 http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/pdfs/boypower.pdf

Dehli Middle School lures boy readers with book club .  Anna Guido. March 2004. The Enquirer. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/29/loc_loc3book.html

Funny books. River East Transcona and Pembina Trails School Divisions.  February 2004. Pembina Trails School Division. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.pembinatrails.ca/program/library/guides/funny_books.doc

The gap in achievement between boys and girls.  October 2004. Statistics Canada. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/81-004-XIE/200410/mafe.htm

Guys read.  Jon Scieszka. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.guysread.com

Herb, Steven and Sara Willoughby-Herb.  “Guidelines for book selection that portray fathering.” Connecting Fathers, Children, and Reading.  Neal Schuman, 2002. American Library Association. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/serviceboys/herb.htm

Ideas for getting boys to read.  James Moloney. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.home.gil.com.au/~cbcqld/moloney/books7.htm

Jones, Patrick.  “What do guys read? Magazines” Do it right! best practices for serving young adults in school and public libraries.  Neal-Schuman, 2001. American Library Association. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/serviceboys/jones.htm

Knights of the Ring: Junior friends of libraries.  Donna L. Beales. October 2002. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.knightsofthering.org/

Kathleen Odean’s personal kid-tested favorites.  2004. American Library Association. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/serviceboys/odean.htm

Librarians helping guys read.  Jon Scieszka. 2004. American Library Association.
07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/serviceboys/scieszka.htm

Message to Librarians from Walker Books and Kevin O'Malley.  2004. American Library Association. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/serviceboys/omalley.htm

Quick picks for reluctant young adult readers.  2004. American Library Association. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/2004quickpicksreluctant.htm

Reading Rockets.  February 2005. WETA. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.readingrockets.org/

Resources.  2004. American Library Association. 07 Feb. 2005 http://www.ala.org/alsc/librarians.links.html