Improving Boys' Literacy in Wales - Y Pant Comprehensive School
Staff at Y Pant Comprehensive School in Pontyclun, South Wales, share their strategies for improving boys' literacy.
Assistant head Helen Jones, and class teachers Andrew Hurley and Gareth Howells, demonstrate in class the importance of choosing appropriate classroom resources for boys and of encouraging good social interaction.
They make sure that during lessons, reading and writing is made relevant to boys and that technology is used as a way to get boys interested in literacy. They also discuss the important role of the teacher in improving boys' literacy.
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- Published: 11 June 2009
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Boys' Literacy Cymru Lots of information on the campaign to improve boy's literacy in Wales
Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in schools Report published in 2008 which provided research for the campaign to improve boys' literacy in Wales
Me Read? No Way! A practical guide to improving boys' literacy
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