The Boy Question: How to Teach Boys to Succeed in School

ISBN-13: 9780367509088 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 178 str.

Mark Roberts

Opis

This essential new book answers nine key questions about how teachers and schools can best tackle boys’ academic underperformance. Mark Roberts provides clear answers about how teachers can tackle ‘The Boy Question’.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part A: Motivating boys to work hard  1. How can I motivate boys to succeed in my classroom?  2. How should I react to boys who misbehave in my classroom?  3.Do boys need male teachers as role models?  Part B: Instilling high expectations in boys  4. How can I improve the study skills of the boys I teach?  5. How can I give boys effective feedback?  6. What do high levels of challenge for boys look like?  Part C: Developing boys’ literacy  7. How can I improve boys’ academic writing?  8. What can I do to get boys reading?  9. How can I improve boys’ creative writing?

O autorze

Mark Roberts is Director of Research at a school in Northern Ireland. Previously, he has worked at schools in Devon and Manchester. Mark writes books and articles about teaching and studying English and is also a frequent contributor to TES on subjects including pedagogy, behaviour, leadership and educational research.