the australian state of victoria funds a programme specifically targeted at boys called boys blokes books bytes that promotes learning styles that are appealing to boys and involves adult men as positive role models and reading partners the programme is based on peer learning as teachers leam from and with each other with the support of a tutor once fully developed the programme will be offered to teachers from preschool to upper secondary school new york city s young men s initiative includes reading and math classes for young black and latino men who are not yet ready to take the general education development high school equivalency test