July+18,+2012

=My Literature Review So Far....=

I've been spending most of the last few days finding research based around my question of....

//What factors can cause differences in reading achievement between genders? //

It is amazing how much data has been collected surrounding reading achievement and the gender gap! The problem I'm having is narrowing down the findings and ensure that the data I'm reading is directly related to the factors that affect the students I'm directly working with. I want this information to be useful to me and my colleagues, as well as the parents in my school's community.

I have compiled a list of the major factors found so far:


 * 1) the brain development
 * 2) classroom
 * 3) home life
 * 4) behavior and attention
 * 5) culture
 * 6) learning disabilities
 * 7) interest and motivation

I'm not surprised to find that there are differences of opinion and differences within the research from around the world. I'm trying to figure out how exactly to present that in my literature review because I think it is important to note.

The types of references I've found are mostly scholarly articles. I have a few books that I've been reading as part of a professional book circle that initially sparked this research question! I'm interested to continue my search and possibly find blogs, wikis or other online research to support my question.

The search continues...