BOYS, BOOKS, BLOKES AND BYTES.
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| Title: | BOYS, BOOKS, BLOKES AND BYTES. |
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| Authors: | Kelly, Paula1 PKelly@slv.vic.gov.au |
| Source: | APLIS. Jun2007, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p72-83. 12p. 12 Charts, 6 Graphs. |
| Subject Terms: | *Reading intervention, *State libraries, *Library public services, Pilot projects, Teenage boys, Reading interests of children |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on the 2006 Boys, books, blokes and bytes pilot program that sought to establish whether direct intervention based on a principle of engagement, action and relevance could improve or change attitudes to reading for adolescent boys in the middle years of schooling. The State Library of Victoria's Centre for Youth Literature team developed and delivered the project. Adolescent boys in the middle years of schooling years 5-9 were targeted by the project. It outlines the four elements of the program. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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