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Good Buddies CD-rom

Buddy Reading, Buddy Writing, Buddy Brilliant...

Great for Primary, Secondary and Extended Schools or School clusters.

The Good Buddies CD-rom contains: teachers' notes, buddy handbooks, handouts, resources, training OHTs and powerpoint presentations - in fact, everything you need to train your Buddies and run a Buddy Reading or Buddy Writing project in your school. All documents on the CD-rom are in easy to download/print pdf format.

Also included:
How to Set up a Storysacks Project
How to Set up a Writing Box Project

Buddy Reading is a flexible, friendly strategy which has helped thousands of children become more confident and enthusiastic readers. Adult volunteers, or children as young as Yr 4 can be trained to help children (Yr2-Yr8) to acquire new skills in reading. Buddy Reading is designed for children who lack:

  • confidence in reading
  • the full range of decoding strategies
  • fluency
  • comprehension skills

Buddy Reading works in or out of the classroom - no additional resources required.

Buddy Writing is an extension of the successful Buddy Reading project which aims to improve the writing skills of younger children involved, and also give the older buddies an insight into children's writing skills and experience of working with children.

Programme 1 is aimed at either Yr12 students working with Yr6 children, or at volunteer adults/classroom assistants working with Yr5/6 children.

Programme 2 is aimed at Yr5 or 6 pupils working on a shorter programme with children in Yr2.

CD-rom + licence to train - £49.95 (+VAT and p&p)

 

 
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