I hope you all have had a wonderful week. Can you believe that finals are right around the corner? It is amazing how much time passes by without us ever recognizing it. Anyways, this week I would like to talk to you about an article I read over the gap in reading. The article discusses how there is a large gap between girls and boys when it comes to reading with the girls being ahead. Of course everyone has probably heard about the mathematics gap that is between boys and girls with boys taking the lead so I found it a little surprising when the article mentioned the gap for reading.
The article states that this gap is not just happening in America, but instead it is occurring world-wide. While teachers focus on closing the gap for mathematics, they are only looking at half of the problem. Boys are missing out on learning to read and it is hindering their overall performance. As a future educator this concerns me. I do not want there to be a gap for any subject, let alone mathematics and reading. After reading this article it made me think about what could be done to help reduce the gap and make all subjects a priority. In my own opinion I think tying together reading and mathematics will help. When you intertwine subjects it makes learning more interesting for students, and for some it is easier to grasp. There is no question that the gap on reading should be closed, but how can we do that is the question.
So, read the article and come up with some suggestions on how to help fix this issue we are currently seeing. No child, boy or girl, should be struggle with reading or any other subject. We as a whole have too many resources and wonderful teachers to continue to let the gap grow.
Until next time darlings,
April N. Avery
I have always wondered if it has something to do with the disproportionate number of female teachers in early elementary? Yes, everyone gets taught different methods and so on, but women communicate differently. Think about your female classmates--are they more comfortable with reading or math? This can carry over into a classroom, on a very subtle level, that girls read and can't add, and therefore boys must be the opposite...?
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It is so important to research factors like this when heading into the field of education. All students must be taught and all should learn. Boys and girls learn differently so they should be taught differently.
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