This actual post is thinking about whether or not e-books might be a way to get boys reading. What I’ve found interesting is the fact that
Last year, 60% of boys in Washington State failed the test, compared to 54% of girls
(See TeleRead for more info)
A recent UK report suggested that in the UK, it’s
almost half of all boys not reaching level 4 in writing by the time they left primary school
(Source: BBC)
I’m not here looking at which country has the “better” reading assessment, rather just at the % of failures …