Woodland fourth-, second-graders improve reading skills with Book Buddies

Woodland — Woodland Intermediate School fourth-graders visit their second-grade schoolmates every week to read to them through the Book Buddies program, developed by teachers Amy Craig and Patti Cutler. “The younger students enjoy reading aloud to their older buddy while the older buddy learns additional reading comprehension by helping guide their younger counterpart through different books,” Craig said in a release from the district. Cutler said in the same release that fourth-graders who are struggling with reading can improve by tutoring younger students. “Students can often be a little intimidated reading aloud at any age, but since both the older and young students take turns, the process helps improve both students,” she said.