San Antonio weather may not provide the perfect winter wonderland but believe me when I say that these Children’s Books about Winter will surely capture the spirit of the season. Reading to a child during a winter break is a perfect way to keep the gears moving and keep your
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Reading Buddy Tip – January 2020
Building Your Buddy’s Confidence as a Reader You can probably think of times in your life where being less skilled at something that others seemed to be able to do quite well made you feel inadequate or inferior. Many students experience similar feelings when they recognize they are not reading
Donor Spotlight January 2020
THANK YOU to Valero Benefit for Children for graciously awarding a grant in the amount of $10,000 to San Antonio Youth Literacy’s Reading Buddy Program, and to William and Margaret Klesse for a gift totaling $2,500. Both Valero and The Klesse Foundation continue to be ongoing supporters of SAYL, and for that
Shop Half Price Books in September
We are happy to announce that Half Price Books has chosen San Antonio Youth Literacy as one of their literacy partners during September’s National Literacy Month. During this month there will be coin donation boxes located at their cash registers so that customers can contribute their extra change. And on Sunday,
A New Chapter for the Book Buddies Team
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
Book Buddy News – July 2019
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
Book Buddies Update – June 2019
Book Celebtrations: All the hard work that Book Buddies volunteers put in this year came to fruition the last week of May at our end-of-year Book Celebrations. This year we were able to provide 60,000 books to 10,000 children in 20 Title I schools in the San Antonio Independent School
School Spotlight- April 2019
Congratulations to our School of the Month – Baskin Elementary in SAISD! The team at Baskin has been amazing since day one when their Site Director, Ms. Molloy, came to our training and picked up the trunk. She has been very responsive and helpful and has gone above and beyond
Volunteer Spotlight- April 2019
Congratulations to our Reading Buddy of the Month – Candice Davis! Ms. Davis has been a fantastic Reading Buddy since she started at Martin Luther King Academy in SAISD. She learned about the SAYL Reading Buddy Program through her company, CPS Energy. “CPS Energy believes in volunteering and has always
Reading Buddy Tip – April 2019
One common note in Reading Buddy folders is, “My student read the book well, but had difficulty answering the questions on the back of the book.” When students struggle to answer questions about a text it means they likely need more support with reading comprehension. Reading comprehension is a skill