As we draw closer to the winter holidays, we come to a time of year that is marked with family, cozy blankets, and relaxing indoors away from the bite of winter weather. Many of us have undoubtedly spent a majority of our time indoors this year and one of the
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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
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 of the Month: Back from Winter Break and Ready to Read
After two weeks off from school, many children lose some reading proficiency, particularly if they did not do much recreational reading over the break. For your first session back, you may consider choosing books from a lower reading level or re-reading a book you read before the break to help
August 2018 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – August 2018 A Note from Our Executive Director “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Well we have
July 2018 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – July 2018 A Note from Our Executive Director “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.” – Dr. Seuss Well,
Donor Spotlight-August 2017
This summer, the SAYL staff was excited and grateful to receive a donation of books from Anjali Joshi and her teenage son. Anjali͛s son had earned over three hundred dollars in Amazon gift cards and wanted to make sure they were put to use for a worthy cause. His mother was familiar with the
June 2017 Newsletter
Read up on all the latest happening with SAYL! Upcoming events, Reading Buddy updates, & more! Your Monthly News & Updates – June 2017 A Note from Our Executive Director “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” -Aristotle June is flying by and we are