Reading Buddies commit to reading 30 minutes a week for the duration of the school year.
A readSBISD initiative Supported by SBISD's Partnerships & Volunteer Programs office
Background
To directly impact our students' early literacy, members of the SBISD Volunteer Advisory Board studied volunteer-led tutoring programs across the district to identify best practices.
From this study, and in partnership with our Academics team, SBISD launched the ReadSBISD Reading Buddies Program in Fall 2019.
What is the goal?
To increase 2nd graders' literacy levels while developing a lifelong love of reading by providing the one-to-one support of a trained, caring adult volunteer.
Volunteer Commitment
Reading Buddies meet with their student for 30 minutes a week for the duration of a school year. Training and resources are provided by SBISD.
Sign-Up to Read!
We are recruiting Reading Buddies for:
- Buffalo Creek
- Cedar Brook
- Nottingham
- Ridgecrest
- Shadow Oaks
- Spring Shadows
- Terrace
register for a Reading Buddies training to get started today!
Questions?
Contact Abby Walker abigail.walker@springbranchisd.com or Katie Redd katie.redd@springbranchisd.com
713-251-2460 or partner@springbranchisd.com
What's it like being a Reading Buddy?
Reading Buddy Resources
How-To videos
Before Reading
- Book Orienting
- Book Baggies
- How to do a "Book Walk"
- What is a Sneak Peek?
- How to Read a Series
- Using Legos to Build Oral Language
- Refueling Reading
- Literacy in a Busy Home
During Reading
- That word is hard! What now?
- How to support active reading
- Reading with fluency...it can be hard!
- Incorporating writing to help with longer books
- Segmenting Words
- Sounding Words
- Onset and Rime
- Non-fiction strategies
- Making and Recording Sounds
- Recognizing Snap Words
- Rhyming Words
- Cross Checking
After Reading
- The end! What now?
- Writing a Simple Sentence
- Talking About Books
- How to use a Reading Log
- 5 Finger Check
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