Sponsorship reading between students. A strategy to promote inclusion in school

Abstract

Reader sponsorship consists of matching senior students with lower-level students to share reading moments. The overall aim of the research presented was to design, implement and evaluate a Reader Sponsorship Project in a Primary and Secondary Education School in Murcia (southeast Spain) with the purpose of undertaking an inclusive practice of innovation and encouragement for reading. In the manuscript, a descriptive design is used to explain how the implementation and development of the experience was carried out, as well as its evaluation through the application of a series of questionnaires elaborated ad hoc. The findings show that the project generated opportunities for interaction among students, favoring not only their reading habits but also their socio-affective relationships. The conclusions point to reader sponsorship as an ideal strategy for creating links between participants, and improving inclusion and coexistence in school.