Students who finish early can be a great assistance to their peers. Consider using study buddies as instructional support for those struggling with the assignment. Study buddies, when used appropriately, not only provide additional support bun also reinforce the academic skills of more capable students. In addition, the extra help provided by peers allows you to manage classroom behavior or work with individual students. Here are a few suggestions to consider when utilizing study buddies in your classroom. First, make sure your students know that the role of a study buddy is to re-teach and not to do the work for their peer. Second, because you know your students’ strengths and weaknesses, study buddies should be assigned by the teacher and not sell selected. Finally, allow students the choice of working alone. Making it mandatory for a student to ask for help or to offer help to a peer reduces the effectiveness of this instructional approach.