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Smith, Lauren M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This intervention mixed methods study used a quasi-experimental design to investigate the effects of an after-school book club on third-grade boys' reading achievement, attitudes, and preferences. During the 2015-2016 school year, seven third-grade boys from a South Texas elementary school attended an after-school book club in their school library…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Books, Clubs, After School Education
Stevenson, Sara – School Library Journal, 2009
As a middle school librarian in Austin, Texas, the author has been running weekly book clubs for years, which covered many genres that appeal to a wide cross section of kids. When approached by a group of Latino boys from low-income families, the author was inspired to run a Bluford High book club for reluctant readers. The author shares how she…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Clubs, Reading Motivation, Males