As I said in my last blog, Parent Teacher Conferences were this week. I had a lot of concerns about one of my conferences and even alloted 30 minutes for this one conference. It actually lasted 45 minutes, but it was filled with lots of great ideas to get one student moving in his reading ability. The parents suggested that during his after school latchkey time, the young man spend some time reading with an older students. He would be able to develop a relationship with an older, model student and would also be able to practice his reading skills with someone who is not in an authority role.
Ironically, I was looking through my RSS Feeds and Nancy Jang has posted on Scholastic's website about "Creating a Successful Buddy Program." Her ideas are more directed toward full class activities and projects, but I think that I can start with these ideas and use them to create a relationship between my student and an older reading buddy. Nancy Jang lists some tips to get started:
1. Find a partner teacher
2. Pair up the students
3. Do team-building and get-to-know-you activities
4. Hold academic tutoring sessions
5. Plan social gatherings
6. Plan with your partner teacher
7. Commit to meeting once a week
8. Make academics fun with learning games connected to your curriculum
9. Get the parents involved
10. Jump in with both feet
Read the full article here!
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