Health & Fitness
Little Buddy Spots Available in the Reading Buddies Program
Reading Buddies: A reading enrichment program for students entering Kindergarten-3rd grade
Information for Little Buddies
Reading Buddies is designed to give your child extra reading practice with a caring teen mentor and to make the reading experience fun. Reading Buddies is not a tutoring service for the child. Who can participate? students in grades K-3 are eligible students must be able to attend all--or almost all--of the meetings Students' parent or guardian must remain in the library during the meetings Little Buddies will be admitted to the program on a first-come, first served basis so apply early. What do the Buddies do? Your child and his/her Buddy will take turns reading aloud They talk about their books and may do activities connected to the material They might also play some reading-related games.
Want to Participate?
Fill out your time preferences on the application and we'll try to match you with a Big Buddy who has similar availability. Visit www.scrantonlibrary.org/teens for an application. These are due back to the Teen Department of library by June 21.