What is buddy reading

The benefits are profound. Reading Buddies allows younger readers to see what being fluent looks like as they have a peer model demonstrating reading skills; they can also acquire a positive role model with some intentional pairing.

The older students develop social and emotional skills like patience and empathy as they work with their littler buddies. Additionally, for upper elementary students who are struggling with grade-level reading, the opportunity to access easier reading material without stigma or shame while sharing with a novice reader can create a positive experience with an activity that may otherwise be less than enjoyable.

And the roots of the school community deepen as classes across campus work and share together. You might be worried about the reading level or the behavior of the older students, for good reason. But this opportunity could be just what they need: When students are given the freedom to be better, to work for something bigger than themselves, and to mentor others, they can thrive. His teacher, who was justifiably worried about his progress, partnered with a kindergarten class for Reading Buddies.

Marcus was paired with Tony, a little guy with his own set of difficulties, such as defiance, use of profanity, and physical aggression. While walking to meet the kinder class, Marcus saw Tony talking to his teacher outside the classroom and being less than respectful. Hearing these fluent reads is instrumental in helping them become more fluent readers. And improved fluency leads to better comprehension. Many parents want their children to improve their reading comprehension.

But how to accomplish that is often misunderstood. This is the first step to fluency. First, a child learns to decode words and pronounce them accurately. Because the more brain power your child has to invest in pronunciation, the less brain power they have available for comprehension. Last night I was talking to my husband while he was brushing his teeth.

He understood everything I said while at the same time brushing and swishing. For my husband, brushing is automatic. In fact, he can do it while thinking about something else. But for a 9 year old, brushing takes more thought. He has to concentrate. Before your child can find the meaning of the words, the words themselves have to be easy to read. Expression catapults comprehension.

A good public speaker uses volume, tone, emphasis, cadence, and phrasing to convey meaning. A poor public speaker, on the other hand, is monotone. Their delivery is robotic. It lacks expression. Comprehension skyrockets once a reader realizes which words to chunk together and which ones to emphasize within each chunk.

I remember as a child, most of what we read in school was soooooooo boring. The same thing is happening today.

Many schools, tutors, and reading programs fail to choose good content. Of course, the content has to be age appropriate and reading-level appropriate. Pretty much everyone gets that right. That just gets you in the game. To win, the content has to be truly engaging. Now I want to temper my point. This is an important skill.

Certainly, in order to succeed academically, a child must be able to read a variety of content, including the boring kind. But, for the most part, what your child reads should be riveting. So it would have been easy to get away with using mediocre content. Instead, I spent over a year searching for just the right content for every reading level.

And in the end, a lot of the articles and stories I wrote myself. The result is that kids enjoy using Reading Buddy Software. If your child read an article like that today, what do you think would happen?

Did you know that you can go snow skiing in the summer? But if you were a child using Reading Buddy, you would know that Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball. The bottom line is that content matters. What your child reads will affect how much your child values reading. And practically speaking, that makes a big difference as to whether or not and how quickly your child progresses.

Try Reading Buddy Software risk-free for 1 month. Unlimited Usage. Every user can access any of the readings as many times as they want. Reading Buddy Software is a low-cost monthly subscription, which you can cancel anytime. Most parents interested in Reading Buddy Software simply try it for their children. We have a very high success rate and kids love the point and prize system, engaging game mechanics, encouraging voice-animated characters, and kid-friendly high-tech UX.

Up to 4 Users. If you have multiple children, you can create separate accounts for up to 4 children. Reading Buddy Software is not currently compatible with tablets or smartphones. Your monthly subscription fee never changes. The fee you sign up with is the fee you pay for as long as you have your subscription. Reading Buddy Software will increase fluency and comprehension for many types of readers grades Sometimes life gets in the way so flexibility is key.

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