Welcome to the Books & Buddies Mentor Corner!
The Mentor Corner is a resource for Books & Buddies mentors. Activities, materials, and ideas found here were discovered and/or created by Books & Buddies mentors and staff. We hope this information will enrich your mentoring experiences.
E-books
Use the sites below to read aloud or listen along with your reading buddy. These sites contain many familiar and best-loved books. Share and enjoy them!
Videos
Using Letter Tiles
Finding the Level of a Book
Chunking Words (phonics)
Idioms (vocabulary)
Making a Journal with Your Buddy “A Year of Writing Prompts” Handout
Lists:
- Rhyming & Word Family Lists
- Syllabication & Chunking
- Common Prefixes / Suffixes
- Idioms for Kids
- Sight Words
Games / Activities
- Spell Out Loud / Chunking
- Magic E Song
- Super E Song
- When Two Vowels Go Walking Song
- Between the Lions – Two Vowels
Strategies for Striving Readers
- Strategies for Struggling Readers
- Second Language Learner Hints – 7 Essential Reading Strategies and More ESL Reading Strategies
Food for Thought: