Disrupting the ‘boys don’t read’ discourse: primary school boys who love fiction - new version

Dr Laura Scholes (Australian Catholic University), Dr Nerida Spina (Queensland University of Technology), and Professor Barbara Comber (University of South Australia) will share their research titled ‘Disrupting the ‘boys don’t read’ discourse’: Primary school boys who love reading fiction’. Their research disrupts dominant discourses around boys reading and reports on a study examining boys reading interests and preferences. International literacy Centre Director Professor Gemma Moss will act as discussant.