1. 50 Ideas to Reach Boys
25 Things You Can Do Tomorrow To Reach Reluctant Readers & 25 Ideas From 25 Terrific Early Grades Teachers

2. 25 Things You Can do Tomorrow to Reach Reluctant Readers:
Get Library Card - Have a signup day at your school
Booklists – Promote High Interest Books for Boys
Book Talks - Ongoing at School; Audio/Video
Build Relationships thru Boy Friendly Book Clubs
Create/Celebrate Boys Reading Week; A Day for Men Reading to Boys; Outstanding Boy Readers, etc.
Contests – Scavengers Hunts, Puzzles, Games, etc.
Displays and Posters of (YOUR) Boys Reading
Create a Boys Reading Advisory Group to get input
Flocabulary and other programs that involve music
Freedom and Choice - Make sure they have choices
Get out of the library – Encourage reading WWW
Word Clouds of book descriptions

3. 25 Things You Can do Tomorrow to Reach Reluctant Readers:
13. Use Food, Games, etc… to get them into Library
14. Create High Interest/Visible Boys Book Sections
15. Boys Book Review Journal – Make it highly visible
16. Help boys find their Compelling Reasons to Read
17. Keep Current –As much as your budget permits!
18. Listen and Learn from Surveys of Boys
19. Non-judgmental attitude that direct them to books
20. Try Digital Books …with online game components
21. Samples: Give away first line & blurbs as hooks
22. Wave goodbye to just Fiction books
23.Create Wall of Fame – Pictures of teachers/students
24. Journaling/Writing as a Hook to Read
25. Zowie! Get graphic

4. Compelling Reasons To Change – Not Your Reasons, But Theirs!
Have The Student Answer These Questions (Grades 4 and up):
What are all of the negative things that will happen to you today and in the future if you don’t become a good reader?
What will your family and friends think about you if you are not a good reader?
How will not being a good reader influence the kind of job you will have?
How will not being a good reader impact the money you can make in your life?…The family you want to have? The home you want to live in? What people think about you? The support you can give to your family?

5. Compelling Reasons (Grades 5+)
Compelling Reasons To Change – Not Your Reasons, But Theirs!
Questions are the Key!
Questions change what the mind/brain is focused on.
Questions open the doorway to see new possibilities.
Questions are part of how we program our mind/brain.
Questions about potential losses and negativity are more power than questions about the good consequences.

6. 25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers
Note: The following teacher ideas were originally published by the BOOK IT! National Reading Incentive Program.
NOW, 25 IDEAS FROM 25 TERRIFIC TEACHERS