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Kids reading together: Ensuring the success of a buddy reading program

The book buddy program can increased the confident and boasting their motivation to read. To share the knowledge of the buddy reading program and help the other to develop the programs to get the advantages from reading together. Presenting the program to the student and the classroom follow-up made them aware that they are partner in the process.  This new experience of relationship is fun, although need to understanding each other in the teamwork.

Those are the need to following the steps:

1.      Determining the guidelines for facilitate the consistency with the grade level

2.      Choosing the suitable and appropriate book

3.      Fill the reading log

4.      Use the time wisely

5.      Checking the students

6.      Observing student behaviour by this program to make better modification for the program.

Book buddy can build the trust between the student of different age and the program is simple to do it again in the other classroom.

Source:

Kids reading together: Ensuring the success of a buddy reading program

Friedland, Ellen S;Truesdell, Kim

The Reading Teacher; Sep 2004; 58, 1;

 Arts & Humanities Database

pg. 76