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
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Executive Director Note – September 2019
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.
Executive Director Note – August 2019
“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
Executive Director Note – July 2019
“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
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
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