INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Conference 2014

Hilliard, Ohio
August 4, 2014

Resources

Reading Lists For Boys

Guys Read
Guys Listen (audiobooks)
Read Kiddo Read
Great Books For Boys
TMC Guys Read Book Club blog
Especially For Boys (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)
Books 4 Boys (Penguin Group)
Books For Boys blog (Decatur Public Library, Illinois)
Book List for Boys (Common Sense Media)

Articles

Creating boy-friendly writing classrooms by Ralph Fletcher
10 Essential Strategies for Teaching Boys Effectively by Michael Gurian & Kathy Stevens
Boys and Reading: Is There Any Hope? by Robert Lipsyte
Elementary Boys Writing Club Bridges The Gap
“THAT WAS INTENSE!”: Getting boys excited about reading by Ernie Cox & Marcus Hora

D.A.W.G. (Dudes Awesome Writing Gang)

D.A.W.G. is a weekly writing club for boys.  Each Friday, the dude writers in The Flock (including the BIG dude, Mr. Jones) get together, have lunch, and share our writing.  Here are a few examples of what we do during D.A.W.G. time:

• Share a writing piece.
• Give each other feedback.
• Mr. Jones reads a mentor text like Guy Write or Knucklehead to help up with our writing.
• We talk about guy writers like Ralph Fletcher or Jon Scieszka.
• Goof around and laugh.