The assistant principal believes the program already has proven its worth. For example, two students who started Book Buddies in September have improved enough to read at their grade level. The students read from familiar books and do a writing activity. The program was designed to be effective for both the teacher and the student, because it works with the teacher's curriculum. Developed by the McGuffey Reading Center at the University of Virginia, Book Buddies received the 1997 Literacy Award from the Virginia State Reading Association.
Students review the bank during each session.
Our job is to reinforce what they're doing in the classroom. We have discussion throughout the story, and after we're finished reading, we talk about how the predictions have changed. After 40 years in the county's public school system, Mrs. Broughton says she volunteers to help students succeed. I enjoy working with the kids and their success is important. I enjoy seeing the individual progress.