When Patricia Ross' high school students at the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf buddied up with elementary school students to improve their reading skills, amazing things happened. As they read to them, Ross' students, who were part of the 2012-2013 Integrated Language Arts and Social Studies program, increased their reading scores and forged relationships with younger students that may endure for a lifetime. This article details Ross' observations as this process unfolded, and how her high school students stepped forward and ended up exceeding her high expectations.