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Book Buddies pairs sixth-graders with New Horizons pre‑K for yearlong Friday reading visits
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A Book Buddies program pairs sixth-grade students with New Horizons pre-kindergarten children for weekly Friday reading sessions intended to build early literacy, social skills and cross-school connections, program speakers said.
Book Buddies pairs sixth-graders with New Horizons pre-kindergarten students for weekly Friday reading sessions that organizers said run through the school year to boost early literacy and social skills.
Program organizers said the pairing began informally and developed into a regular partnership between the schools. “Book Buddies originated just as a thought. We wanted to partner with New Horizons when we found out that we had a pre k center close to Central,” a program organizer said. The organizer described how older students — the program’s “bigs” — are assigned a younger classmate and meet each Friday during the…
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