Connecting boys with books 2 : closing the reading gap

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Sullivan shows how to reinvigorate the sense of excitement that boys felt when they first heard a picture book being read aloud.

• Introduction: Five Years on the Front Lines p. 1
• Chapter 1 A Blueprint for Boys and Reading p. 5
• Chapter 2 The Reading Gap p. 14
• Chapter 3 Boys and Girls Are Different p. 24
• Chapter 4 Read for Fun, Read Forever p. 36
• Chapter 5 Exposing Boys to Story p. 47
• Chapter 6 Honoring Boys' Literature p. 59
• Chapter 7 Promoting Reading to Boys p. 73
• Chapter 8 Creating the Culture of Literacy p. 87
• Conclusion: Boys and Reading-What the Future Holds p. 99
• Bibliography p. 105
• Index p. 111