A special thank you to the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club for their continued support through a donation of $350 to the SAYL Reading Buddy program.
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A special thank you to the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club for their continued support through a donation of $350 to the SAYL Reading Buddy program.
This month we would like to highlight Reading Buddy extraordinaire, Laura Labatt. Laura has been a Reading Buddy with SAYL for three years, and this past school year she logged 30 sessions with one of her students! She first learned about San Antonio Youth Literacy through her friendship with SAYL
Executive Director Note – September 2019 “To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” – Victor Hugo Fall is, gratefully, around the corner and by now all the school districts in San Antonio and Bexar County are back in session.
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Well the data is in on our 2018 – 2019 school year and we are excited for the results. 94% of our students improved 1 reading level or
Over five years ago, SAYL volunteer Jane Welch came to us with a vision to expand our end-of-year book giveaway program. As a Reading Buddy herself, Jane was aware that we gave books to our students at the end of the year to promote summer reading and to help start
Each summer, as we gear up for the new school year, we review our training materials for new Reading Buddies and make updates and adjustments when necessary. This year we added guidelines for how to respond in the case of a fire or lockdown drill, as well as suggestions for
A special thanks to the Valero Energy Foundation for their support of our SAYL Reading Buddy Program through their gift of $10,000. Valero Energy Foundation’s ongoing support to the communities in which they live, work and serve through causes that aid, empower, enrich and educate allows San Antonio Youth Literacy the
When last month’s Book Buddies News went online, our annual Book Celebrations in the schools had concluded. But we didn’t yet have photos of the events. Here’s a taste of the proceedings. The Spurs Sports & Entertainment generously gave us 400 backpack bags so the kids could more easily carry
As SAYL reaches the end of its fiscal year, we want to take the opportunity to once again thank those who have been so supportive of our organization. For all our individual Friends of SAYL who made donations this year; for those who participated in the Big Give campaign; for the
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne It is hard to believe that it has been a month already since we said goodbye to our Reading Buddies and wished them all that is good for their