Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi 1. Why Is Book Reading (Still) Impor tant? 1 Attitudes and Achievement 2 Reading and Literacy Benefits 4 Is There a Target? 7 Literacy, Opportunity, and Testing 8 The Problem with “Read Anything” 12 Fiction and Empathy 13 Why Do Readers Read, and How Can This Knowledge Shape Our Reading Support Role? 16 Reading for Pleasure and Leveling the Playing Field 19 2. From Learning to Read to Reading to Learn: Why Does Reading for Plea sure Fall by the Wayside? 23 Expired Expectations 25 Balancing Expectations and Encouragement 27 The Orphaned Responsibility 29 Reasons for Teens’ Reading Infrequency 31 3. Are Books Really Uncool? 35 Evolving Coolness? 38 More on Talking about Books 39 Using Film Adaptations to Increase the Coolness and Accessibility of Books 42 Where It Works 44 Where It Does Not Work 47 The Chicken or the Egg? 50 4. Myths about Boys, and Why They Get Oxygen 53 Why the Gap in Reading Engagement? 54 Do Boys Prefer Nonfiction? 54 Are Female Educators and Mothers Ineffectual with Boys? 56 5. Power ful Parents 59 Providing Encouragement through Shared Social Practice 61
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