A volume in Literacy, Language, and Learning Series Editor: Wen Ma, Le
Moyne College Motivation to engage in reading is a consistent problem
for students in general and boys in particular. To solve this problem,
we often seek answers from everyone but those we are hoping to motivate.
We read the latest article on motivation and think we have finally come
up with the recipe that will motivate all of the boys in our class. When
it doesn't work for everyone, we go back to the drawing board and try
something else until we finally understand that all boys are motivated
by different things. That is the basis of this book: nothing will work
for ALL boys, but there are ways to equip teachers to find out how the
boys in their classes are motivated. It provides them with a direction
to go once they've established the needs of their students and offers
suggestions for how to meet individual motivational needs. Each chapter
addresses a different motivational need, providing background
information and practical classroom applications.