BOYS AND READING: MEETING THE CHALLENGE
4 FEBRUARY 2004, LONDON
'I find reading boring and I don't have the time. Most stories are on the TV so I don't really bother now. I would sooner play on my computer.'
This twelve year-old boy confirms many people's worst fears about boys' reading. The last few years have seen unprecedented concern about this subject. Influential reports have been published highlighting the gap between boys' reading and girls', and changes have been made to the curriculum. Yet this same period has also seen boys devouring Harry Potter in their hundreds of thousands, and the appeal of non-fiction for boys has long been known.
Such contradictory messages can make it hard to separate fact from assumption. What are the challenges and how should library staff respond to them? How can they promote reading to boys effectively?
This workshop provides an opportunity to explore the facts about boys' reading and to identify strategies for supporting and encouraging boys' reading in school and public libraries. The focus will be on boys from eight to fourteen.
BY THE END OF THE EVENT PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE:
* explored the issues surrounding boys and reading
* practical methods for raising the profile and appeal of reading
* extra strategies for exploiting books and other resources
* more confidence in helping boys, their parents, carers and teachers
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Children's librarians and other public library staff, school librarians and other school staff, school library service staff.
WORKSHOP LEADER: Anne Harding
Anne is an independent trainer and lecturer. She specialises in children's and young people's reading and children's and school libraries.
PLACES ARE LIMITED TO: 20
FEEDBACK FROM A PREVIOUS CILIP WORKSHOP ON SPECIAL NEEDS LED BY ANNE
"Very informative"
"Able to share ideas & experiences"
"Excellent facilitator"
PROGRAMME
9.00 Registration and coffee
9.30 Welcome and introduction
9.45 Exploring boys' reading
Facts, theories and stereotypes
11.00 Coffee
11.15 Reader development
Strategies for promoting reading to boys
12.45 Lunch
1.45 Resources
Appropriate library resources and ways to exploit them
3.00 Tea
3.15 Policy and planning
Policy implications and strategies for action
4.30 Close
FEES
Personal members: £140 plus VAT (£24.50) £164.50
Institutional members: £170 plus VAT (£29.75) £199.75
Non members: £195 plus VAT (£34.13) £229.13
Student/Unwaged members: £25 plus VAT (£4.38) £29.38
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