Reading Buddies Brings Smiles and Love of Learning

The Robert Moses Middle School Reading Buddies Club, under the direction of Nicole Menedez and Yadira Flores, has been a wonderful opportunity for middle school students to grow as fluent readers, leaders and mentors. Throughout the year, the middle schoolers selected picture books in advance and practiced reading them aloud to build fluency, expression and confidence. During visits to classrooms at William E. DeLuca Elementary School, they read these stories to younger students – sharing their love of reading while gaining valuable communication and leadership skills. Mrs. Campo, Mrs. Guida, Mrs. Heaney, Ms. Ruhl and Mrs. Bates classes from William E. DeLuca participated in this program.
Elementary students enjoyed the time together as well, building listening comprehension, vocabulary and a love for books, all while forming positive connections with role models. To close out the year, Robert Moses students visited elementary classrooms to read several books to small groups, with elementary students also reading back to them. It was a great ending to a successful year of reading together.