BuddyBooks
Help your students make progress between lessons.
Tutoring works better when students keep reading between lessons. BuddyBooks gives students structured oral reading practice at home, so they come back more prepared to make progress.
Many students do not practice enough between lessons. BuddyBooks helps close that gap.
See time, accuracy, and skipped words
Students rarely read between sessions
Many students need more reading practice than tutoring alone can provide.
You can't see what happens between lessons
See how much a student read, how accurate they were, and which words they skipped.
Too much lesson time is spent catching up
Many students need more reading practice than tutoring alone can provide.
BuddyBooks gives students guided oral reading practice, helping them build the kind of consistency that supports stronger teaching outcomes. Best results come from 3 or more practice sessions per week.
Why this matters for parents, students, and tutors
For Parents
Parents want to see progress.
Parents invest in tutoring because they want to see progress. When students do not practice between lessons, growth can be slower and harder to notice. BuddyBooks gives parents a practical way to support reading at home.
For Students
Students need support to practice between lessons.
Without enough practice, reading gains are harder to build. BuddyBooks helps students keep reading between lessons with support that makes independent practice easier.
For Turors & Therapists
Students need support to practice between lessons.
When students come back without enough reading between lessons, you lose valuable time catching up. More consistent practice can lead to stronger progress and help parents feel confident that tutoring is working.
How the pilot works
1
Start by filling out the form below
Share a few details about your practice, and we’ll reach out with next steps.
2
Join a quick Zoom
See BuddyBooks in action, get your questions answered, and learn how it can fit into your tutoring practice.
3
Invite a few families to try BuddyBooks
We’ll help you explain BuddyBooks to families as a simple way to support reading practice between lessons.
4
Track practice before the next lesson
Before each session, review reading time, accuracy, and skipped words so you can make better use of tutoring time.
BuddyBooks guides students through reading practice at home, so they are not left on their own to decide what to read or whether to practice at all.
Instead of guessing whether students practiced, you can see what happened between sessions and arrive ready to teach.
BuddyBooks does not replace your teaching. It makes your teaching more effective by supporting consistent reading between lessons.
Trusted, research-backed and evidence-based
BuddyBooks has earned ESSA Tier 3 and Tier 4 certifications. Its research and development has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Institutes of Health.
“BuddyBooks bridges the gap — students keep practicing, and I see measurable gains.”
-- M.Curran, Literacy Specialist
Tutors and therapists who complete the BuddyBooks Tutor Starter Pilot and implementation steps may be eligible for a BuddyBooks Certified Specialist designation. It’s another way to show families that you use a structured, research-backed approach to support reading practice between lessons. Ask us how to qualify when we speak.
Interested in learning more?
In some states, families may be able to use educational scholarship accounts (ESA) or other education"voucher" funds for BuddyBooks. Ask us if this may apply to the families you serve.
