The Adventures of Jamaal and Gizmo: Jamaal and Gizmo Enjoy Adventures Together

By Dr. James S. Brown

Books for Young and Early School-Aged Boys

This is the sixth in a series of children’s books, The Adventures of Jamaal and Gizmo. These books are aimed specifically at young and early school-aged boys. They are written based on the educational research into the factors that have been shown to play a role in increasing the probability that boys will develop an interest in reading at an early age.
Educational research has shown that the number one predictor that children will experience long-term success in school is the level of reading readiness that they already have when they begin school. The research also shows that young boys that have been provided with books that have specific characteristics are likely to have a higher level of reading readiness when they begin school. These characteristics are:
1. Books that have a male as the central character;
2. Books that the boys actually own, even if they cannot yet read them by themselves;
3. Books that contain action, adventure, and/or problem-solving by boys;
4. Books that portray the central character modeling behaviours such as reading, problem-solving, and searching for and applying knowledge;
5. Books in which the vocabulary allows them to be read to boys by their parents in their early years, and by the boys themselves once they begin to read foe themselves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664138353

Dr. James S. Brown

Dr. James Brown has worked in education for more than 40 years. During that time, he has engaged in research into the factors which play a role in increasing the probability that boys will develop an interest in reading at an early age. This book has been written based on the information contained in this educational research. Frances Poulson is an experienced teacher of primary and pre-primary school age children and has also worked as an inspector advisor in the field of special education in the United Kingdom. She has used her extensive knowledge about how little boys learn to read in writing this book for boys. Illustrator Shari Campbell has been drawing since childhood, and continues to develop her artistic practice through the use of different mediums, including pencils, paint and digital art. She is currently a university student, completing an undergraduate degree in both Fine Arts and Psychology.

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