jan21gr5

Discussion Notes:

 * In what? engagement, response, interaction with eachother/the teacher ....
 * How do you teach geared to gender specific groups?
 * Would material choice, rather than environment change, be better to change?
 * Struggling to fit boys into a box.....

//Resources to Support Further Inquiry Into This Question//

 * **Boys, Literacy,and Schooling** - http://www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/F7CA461F-7DCD-40F0-A7F6-2AF41E8DFC90/1567/ExecsumLiteracy.pdf
 * **Gender and Literacy Resources** - http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/database/boys/Boysres.html
 * **Boys and Literacy** - http://www.education.ualberta.ca/boysandliteracy/ This site highlights research conducted in Canada through a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
 * This is **Susan Funk's blog** on gender issues in literacy -http://sfens.wordpress.com/