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Boys' reading gap is about more than gender
The bigger issue is how reading, class and identity get narrowed into a single stereotype.
The reading gap between boys and girls is not just about gender. The piece argues that calls for more 'boy books' are too narrow, and that boys read more widely before high school than people often assume.
It says the real problem is treating reading as something only certain kinds of boys do.
- Luke Bateman
- Profile subject
- Australia
- Country
- before high school
- School stage
- class, race and location
- Factors
Why it mattersSchools and parents may get better results by normalising reading for everyone instead of narrowing book choices.
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