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Paired reading is a research-based fluency strategy used with readers who lack fluency. In this strategy, students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be paired to reread a story they have already read. Paired reading can be used with any book, taking turns reading by sentence, paragraph, page or chapter.

In Reading Buddies, we match volunteer high school students (and middle school students in Avon) with children in grades 1-3 for a 1 hour reading time once per week.

Paired reading exercises are used to build children's reading comprehension and language skills. Researchers and teachers using the partner strategy typically pair more fluent readers with less fluent readers, or pair children who read on similar levels together.

The reading gap in primary school between the lowest socio-economic students (SES) and the highest SES is equivalent to almost 3 yrs of schooling1 The literacy foundations built by children during their primary and early secondary years are crucial to their ability to do well at school. Research identifies a clear link between the development of cognitive skills such as literacy and numeracy at an early age and higher levels of education achievement, greater employability, higher earnings and greater social participation.

This study investigated the blending of a cross-age reading buddies program with high-quality, culturally relevant children's literature as a means of maximizing educational improvement of children in an under-resourced school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Using descriptive, mixed-method research, the study explored the effectiveness of the program on children's English language use, motivation, and active learning.

In this strategy, students read aloud to each other, pairing more fluent readers with less fluent readers. Likewise, this strategy can be used to pair older students with younger students to create "reading buddies." Additionally, children who read at the same level can be paired to reread a text that they have already read, for continued understanding and fluency work. This research-based strategy can be used with any book or text in a variety of content areas, and can be implemented in a variety of ways.

Many teachers are concerned about the numbers of elementary children who struggle with reading. Such concerns are warranted. Studies indicate that when students get off to a poor start in reading, they rarely catch up. Struggling readers encounter negative consequences: grade retention, assignment to special education classrooms, or participation in long-term remedial services.

Free children's books that have become classics posted by the author himself.