We would like to extend a grateful thanks to all who attended and contributed to the success of our SAYL Sip ‘n Spell on Thursday, October 14 at Legacy Park. Our adult spelling bee was a major success! Our volunteers and community supporters came together to celebrate San Antonio Youth
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A Letter from the Executive Director
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” – Sun Tzu As all of us know, in March of this year, we were thrown into chaos that none of us would ever have possibly imagined. Everyday life as we knew it would be no more. The simple routines were
Emergency Support for SAYL
Though schools are closed and our traditional Reading Buddy Program is unable to continue for the remainder of the school year, we still need your support! A contribution to SAYL, big or small, will help to ensure the Reading Buddy Program will be around for the 2020-2021 school year, and to
Executive Director Note – March 2020
“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” – Maya Angelou For the past several years, San Antonio Youth Literacy has participated in The Big Give and will do so again in 2020. For those of you not familiar with The Big Give, it is a drive held annually for one
Reading Buddy Seminar 2020
Five Areas of Focus for Transitional Readers This seminar is intended for new and current Reading Buddies. It will cover self-monitoring, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and decoding techniques that Reading Buddies can implement during their tutoring sessions. Reading Buddy Seminars offer a supportive environment for volunteers to come together to learn,
SAYL’s Refer-a-Buddy Campaign
Help Spread the word – Refer a Buddy! Word of mouth has been SAYL’s number one source of recruiting many wonderful volunteers. It’s volunteers like you who share our passion and goals that give us the opportunity to continuously promote healthy reading habits to the many children in need. There
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
Executive Director Note January 2020
“The horizon leans forward offering you space to place new steps of change.” ~ Maya Angelou By the time you read this we will have entered not only a new year but a new decade. Wow! 2020. Over at least the past five years, the community has been setting educational goals to reach
School Spotlight December 2019
A big congratulations to our December school spotlight, Mead Elementary of NISD. Their accommodating and welcoming spirit extends far beyond their time with the volunteers. The Amazing staff in their school go above and beyond to make sure the Reading Buddies and the students have the space that they need
Donor Spotlight – December 2019
A special thank you to both Enterprise Holdings Foundation for their donation of $4,000 and to the Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club for their ongoing gift of $350, giving San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to children struggling to read on