Congratulations to our school of the month, Barkley-Ruiz Elementary School in SAISD. Their much-deserved recognition comes from a long record of selflessness and care that includes creating a welcoming and accommodating environment for those involved our program. We would also like to commend Ms. Spicer, our Site Director, who got
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Volunteer Spotlight October 2019
A big congratulations to our Reading Buddy of the month Michelia Mason. She believes a more personal approach to volunteer work would be a beneficial way to get involved with the community and her dedication and willingness to help kids improve their reading skills has not gone unnoticed by us
Thank you to our Luncheon Sponsors
We would like to thank our amazing sponsors for their donations to our annual fall luncheon featuring “A Conversation with Naomi Shihab Nye & Robert Rivard” on September 5, 2019 at the Pearl Stable. The two of them know each other well, and their conversation was both enlightening and inspiring
Reading Buddy Tip – March 2019
Understanding the Code For this month’s Reading Buddy Tip, we would like to post the PowerPoint and phonics cheat sheet from this year’s Reading Buddy Seminar (see links below). This year’s seminar covered some of the more common phonics patterns for breaking down words. Key takeaways from the seminar are:
Volunteer Spotlight – March 2019
Congratulations to our Reading Buddy of the Month – Betty Franklin! Betty has been a fantastic Reading Buddy since she started at Neal Elementary back in September. Betty has done a fantastic job of being a consistent Reading Buddy. It means so much to students to have an adult who
School Spotlight – March 2019
Our School of the Month this month goes to Adams Elementary. Adams Elementary is one of our new partner campuses within Harlandale ISD. Our Site Director Ms. Guevara is the librarian at Adams Elementary and has been so helpful to both staff and volunteers this school year. Ms. Guevara makes
Donor Spotlight – March 2019
A huge THANK YOU to the following organizations for their ongoing support, allowing San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children struggling to read on grade level. $20,000 from the Whitacre Family Foundation, $1,300 from Grande Communications Grande Cares Club,
Executive Director Note – March 2019
“For it is in giving that we receive.” Saint Francis of Assisi Every year in March, for the past several years, San Antonio Youth Literacy has participated in The Big Give. This year will be no exception. On March 28, the Non-Profit Council will once again be sponsoring The Big
BOOK BUDDY NEWS – MARCH 2019
OUR VOLUNTEERS: Book Buddies volunteers have swung into high gear to get those books ready for our Book Celebrations in the schools next May. Our most loyal group again this year has been the Reagan High School chapter of the National Honor Society. They have been at our facility nearly
Reading Buddy Tip – February 2019
Supporting “Sounding It Out” with Chunky Monkey You may remember seeing a neon pink bookmark in your initial Reading Buddy training or in the SAYL trunk on campus. This pink bookmark has different kid-friendly strategies for students to use when figuring out unknown words they encounter in the text.