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Lise Tracey
Debbie Yang
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(Eliot, 2009)
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/09/pl_legos_depictions/
Biological Differences
GIRLS
Corpus callosum is ~25% larger in females by adolescence, on average more communication between the left & right sides
(Moir & Jessel, 1989; Rich, 2000)
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Digitally enhanced version of an illustration from Manuel de L'anatomiste, by Charles Morel and Mathias Duval, 1883
www.mindtweaks.com
http://www.beneaththecover.com/2007/10/31/surprising-broca/
BOYS
Tend to use more cortical areas of the brain for spatial & mechanical functioning & about half the brain space girls do for verbalemotive functioning they experience words & emotions differently than girls do
(Blum, 1997; Moir & Jessel, 1989)
http://www.norcalblogs.com/transportation/2009/09/airline-fare-school-6---open-j.html
Implications
Stereotypes Knowledge of Gender bias often govern differences can affect adults' may bias academic actions unteachers outcomes consciously Language & literacy are Nature vs. learned nurture skills
http://www.norcalblogs.com/transportation/2009/09/airline-fare-school-6---open-j.html
Strategies
Encourage children to turn off the computer or TV & read
Plan programs targeted to boys & girls Increase the amount of male-oriented literature Have coaches, athletes, & other role models read to students Recruit boys to work in the library
Strategies (continued)
Strategies (continued)
Use clear, structured instruction; short bursts of intense work; specific goals; praise; hand-on learning; & humor
Have male & female role models who read & advocate reading
Have storytelling
Engage boys in dialogue Keep reading logs
Faith Begins at Home Parent Support
References
Blum, D. (1997). Sex on the brain: The biological differences between men and women. New York, NY: Viking. Brizendine, L. (2006). The female brain. New York, NY: Morgan Road Books. Brizendine, L. (2010). The male brain. New York, NY: Morgan Road Books. Diehm, Celeste L. (2009). Achievement of boys and girls in single-gender kindergarten classrooms at one elementary school in western Michigan (Doctoral dissertation, Eastern Michigan University). Retrieved from http://commons.emich.edu/theses/216
Eliot, L. (2009). Pink brain, blue brain. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin.
Ghezzi, P. (n.d.). How girls learn. School family. Retrieved from http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/855-howgirls-learn/ Gurian, M. & Stevens, K. (2004, November). With boys and girls in mind. Educational Leadership, 62(3). Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov04/vol62/num03/With-Boys-and-Girls-in-Mind.aspx Gurian, M., Henley, P., & Trueman, T. (2001). Boys and girls learn differently! A guide for teachers and parents. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley. Havers, F. (1995). Rhyming tasks male and female brains differently. The Yale Herald, Inc. New Haven, CT: Yale University. Jones, P., and Fiorelli, D. C. (2003, February). Overcoming the obstacle course: Teenage boys and reading. Teacher Librarian, 30(3). Kauffman, C. (n.d.). How boys and girls learn differently. Readers Digest. Retrieved from http://www.rd.com/advice/parenting/howboys-and-girls-learn-differently/ Marano, H. E. (2003, July/August). The new sex scorecard. Psychology Today, 3850.
References (continued)
Matthiessen, C. (n.d.). Girls' and boys' brains: How different are they? Great Schools. Retrieved from http://greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/1121-gender-differences-learning.gs Moir, A., & Jessel, D. (1989). Brain sex: The real difference between men and women. New York, NY: Dell Publishing. Rich, B. (Ed.). (2000). The Dana brain daybook. New York, NY: The Charles A. Dana Foundation. Schwartz, W. (2002). Helping underachieving boys read well and often. Retrieved from http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-2/boys.html Sciezcka, J. (n.d.). Our mission. Guys read. Retrieved from http://www.guysread.com/about/ Smith, M. & Wilhelm, J. (2002). Reading don't fix no Chevys: Literacy in the lives of young men. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Taylor, S. E. (2002). The tending instinct: How nurturing is essential to who we are and how we live. New York, NY: Times Books. The trouble with boys. (2003). Massey Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.massey.ac.nz/~wwpubafs/magazine/2003_April/stories/boys.html