Typically girls outperform boys on standardized test, the amount of reading done relates directly to reading achievement, and the kind of reading in school can cause boys to read less are three issues that need to be addressed. Knowing this, a study was conducted in an elementary school with thirty-five boys from four fifth grade classes in a north central North Carolina to find out what boys really want. Each of the students completed an open-ended interview about reading with questions that asked things such as the type of reader students are, if they like reading for pleasure, if reading will be important as a grownup, whether the men in their family read, what types of reading tasks at school are worthwhile, advice you have for your teacher
