Buddy Reading

During buddy reading! children choose a picture book to "read" to their partner. Books are divi den into categories and are rotated every couple of weeks. One child has a role card with a picture of lips and the other has a picture of ears. The child with the lips role card gets to read the pictures of the story to their partner, while the child with the ears listens to the story and pays careful attention. The children the switch role cards, and the other child gets to read his book while the partner listens. This will evolve into leveled reading later in the year, so that children can read texts at their reading levels.