Date: Thursday, March 02, 2023
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Place: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/10277306
Presenters: Katie Barker, Joe Burke
Cost: Free
This is the second in a series of Summer Reading Lunch & Learn sessions that will be presented.
Over the past two summers, Altamont Free Library has teamed up with Literacy Coaches at Altamont Elementary School for their Summer Reading Buddies Program. Summer Reading Buddies (SRB) pairs rising first grade students who struggle with literacy skills with high school students who have been trained in early literacy instruction skills. Throughout the summer the students and tutors meet weekly to play literacy games, read to one another, practice sight words, and browse the library shelves for books of particular interest to the students. Students in the SRB program have shown improved literacy test scores and demonstrated an increased interest in reading, while tutors have gained teaching skills and increased senses of empathy, leadership, and responsibility. SRB is a low-cost, high-impact program that can work in nearly any library. We hope to see SRB expand to additional libraries and school districts in the coming summer.
Contact person: Sharon Phillips, Youth Services Program Manager, nyslyouth@nysed.gov