Possible Links
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~baumeral/lessonplans.html
lesson plans concerning gender and stereotypes
http://www.achieveonline.com.au/article/articleview/292/1/0
From Australia, an article entitled "How to Teach Male Students"
by Dita
De Boni. The article discusses different strategies that can be used to
teach male students.
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Database/boys/index.html
Included in the links section, could also be very useful to
teachers. The web page includes links to resources for boys and literacy,
articles on gender, and research on gender and achievement.
http://www.parentssource.com/article.3.00.html
Perhaps useful to teachers and parents, an article called "How to
Prevent
Gender Bias from Affecting Your Child's Learning," By Belinda Brinton,
Parents' Source, March 20, 2000. The article gives teachers suggestions
for encouraging gender equity in the classroom.
http://www.elan.on.ca/BrucePirie.PDF
"Boys and literacy: Some principles to keep in mind while teaching."
The
article gives reasons why boys may appear to have difficulty with literacy,
and provides teachers with classroom strategies appropriate for boys.
http://www.boysforward.com/perspectives_literacy.htm
Boys Forward - Perspectives - Literacy. A short article pertaining to
the issue of boys and literacy. Different strategies that have been used
by schools and teachers to confront the problem are discussed.
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~cbcqld/books7.htm
Ideas for getting Boys to Read, James Moloney. This is an exerpt from
the book Boys and Literacy. It discusses aspects of reading that boys
do
like, and provides a list of suggested reading material for boys.