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In reply to the discussion: Why boys' literacy skills lag behind girls' and how to bridge the reading gap [View all]opiate69
(10,129 posts)12. You obviously don`t know about the video games my sons and I play..
MMORPGs, as well as PS3 games which have a focus on online co-operative gaming are, by their very nature, social games. And a large percentage of the newer games for home systems are putting tons of effort into making the online co-op play a major selling point. Also, many of the games we play have extensive puzzle solving and critical thinking aspects. And, seriously... a sampling size of 64??
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Why boys' literacy skills lag behind girls' and how to bridge the reading gap [View all]
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
OP
Yeah, we didn't have many books on the curriculum that appealed to young boys
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#7
Better argument: lack of video games is to blame for girls poor science and math skill
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2012
#25
No no, that's because we don't make special efforts to reach out to girls
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#33
My dad taught me to read, too, and I suspect that's part of the key...
TreasonousBastard
Oct 2012
#37