Now, some educators are bearing down on a strategy they hope will create better, and lifelong, readers: pleasure reading. Here’s a look at how four teachers across grade levels are piquing boys ...

Chris Ward, a Grade 4 teacher in Taber, Alta., runs a reading challenge each year with his students, asking them to complete two books each month, for a total of 20 over the school year.

The plan is ambitious; statewide, only about 52% of public school students meet or exceed reading at grade level. Flanked by board members, Fort Worth City Council members, parents and students ...