1. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading Don’t Fix No Chevy A quick review of the research from Reading Don’t Fix No Chevy by Michael Smith (2002)

2. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys take longer to learn to read than girls

3. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys read less than girls

4. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys don’t comprehend narrative as well as girls

5. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys tend to be better at information retrieval and work related literature than girls

6. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys tend to think they are bad readers

7. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys value reading as an activity less than girls

8. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys have much less interest in leisure reading than girls

9. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy A lot more boys declare themselves “non readers” than girls

10. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys spend less time reading

11. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys express less enthusiasm for reading than girls

12. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys are more inclined to read informational texts

13. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys are more inclined to read magazine and newspaper articles

14. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys are more inclined to read comic books and graphic novels than girls

15. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys will resist reading stories about girls, more than girls resist reading about boys

16. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys like to read about hobbies, sports, and things they do or want to do

17. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys like to collect things and tend to like to collect series of books

18. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Poetry is less popular with boys than girls

19. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys tends to enjoy escapism and humor

20. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Some groups of boys are passionate about science fiction or fantasy

21. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Some groups of boys are passionate about science fiction or fantasy

22. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy The appearance of a book and cover is important to boys

23. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys are less likely to talk about or respond to reading than girls

24. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Boys prefer active responses to books where they get to do something

25. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy The majority of reading and English teachers, and librarians are female.

26. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy If reading is perceived as feminized, then boys will go to great length to avoid it.

27. October 2002 ALSC 2002 National Institute / Guys Read / Power Point by Patrick Jones, Hennepin County Library Reading don’t fix no Chevy Few boys entering school call themselves “non- readers” but by high school, over half do.