Fisher, H., (2001). Achieving the Best: Gender and the Literacy Hour. British Journal of Special Education 28, 1. 30-34
Fisher looks at a different aspect of the literacy gap in this article. Using the students in her classroom for the study, Fisher looked at what boys and girls have in common in regards to reading preferences. It has been reported that most boys do not read non-fiction, however this was not the case for Fisher's boys. Her survey asked them if the literacy hour had directed their reading into fiction or non-fiction, and their response was fiction. She also found out that the boys did not really stick to one particular genre, rather they enjoyed poetry and various others. Poetry, of which has been believed that boys do not approach, was enjoyed by both boys and girls in her class, although they did have different reasons for liking it.

Gender and Achievement. The Standards Site:
http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/genderandachievement/more_index.html
This site is also concerned with the literacy problem of the youth. The issue of boys and reading is ubiquitous throughout almost all schools, and as this problem persists, the gap between boys and girls becomes larger as they continue their school career. However, they discovered that while some boys are doing quite well in school, many girls are now in the same boat as many of the young boys: underachievement. Both boys and girls are not giving as much as they can to literature and the activities which follow. The Standards Site believes that underachievement may be linked to local context, social class or ethnicity. This is why they feel that each school should be encouraged to create their own programs and ways of tackling the literacy problem. No two schools can use the same program, because the children are not clones of each other. This is why schools should create their own techniques, because they know the children and what they might need to change.

Getting Guys to Read (2002). NEA Today 20, 6. 23.
This article was focused on John Scieszka, creator of guysread.com. He created this site because he feels that not enough attention is given to the boys. He claims that when it comes to reading, boys need special attention. Scieszka also noted that boys read much different stories than girls do. Boys like short chapters, humor and sometimes gross stuff. He therefore believes that children should be encouraged to read what they want, and not what others would like them to read. Some sort of reading is better than no reading. He has also created that site to get more males involved with reading. He feels that some boys may regard reading as feminine because most teachers, and librarians are female.