“…Data suggest that boys around the globe are struggling with literacy, especially when compared with girls at their same grade level (Boltz, ; Farris, Werderich, Nelson & Fuhler, ; Kush & Watkins, ; Moss, ). Generally speaking, girls outperform boys on all types of standardized tests in reading (Boltz, ; Farris et al, ; Moss, ), and the “underachievement of boys in writing is a major issue” (Graham, , p. 20).…”