CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the Paperback Edition

1    Discovering the Problem

2    The Reason for the Boy Troubles: Faltering Literacy Skills

3    The Likely Causes of the Reading Lapses

4    The Writing Failures

5    The Blame Game: What Gets Blamed (Unfairly) for the Gender Gaps

6    Solutions: What Works for Boys?

7    Impediments to a Solution: The Ideological Stalemate

8    The International Story: Australians Struggle with the Boy Troubles

9    Why These Gender Gaps Matter

10    Actions That Need to Be Taken

Appendix: The Facts About Boys

Notes

Index

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