Educators: Reading gap can be closed

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'When it comes to reading, boys continue to lag behind girls, according to recent studies.

But it doesn't have to be that way, say a growing number of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky teachers and education researchers. They say schools can close reading gaps by adhering to relatively simple strategies, including:

• Change what boys are required read at school and on tests.

• Give boys more choices.

• Get parents to push reading at home.

• Limit video game time.

• Teach reading comprehension and assign more writing in middle and high school grades; let teachers stray from teaching to state tests.

• Consider separating genders at high school.'