This flyer will be posted on each Reading Buddy Trunk at the Elementary Schools. If you happen to have any issues with the QR code, the link to the student session form can also be found under organization forms on our website.
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Spotlight – April 2020
This April, we want to make a special shout out to Dr. Cary Stratton, our Reading Buddy of the Month and the winner of our Refer-A-Buddy Campaign! Cary has been a Reading Buddy volunteer for the past seven years, first learning about the program through his church, First Presbyterian. He
Reading Buddy Spotlight – March 2020
Our Reading Buddy of the month for March is Amando Estrada. This is Amando’s fourth year serving as a SAYL Reading Buddy. He found out about the program through an article in the Express-News. During his first three years with the program he worked with students at Crockett Elementary in
Reading Buddy Seminar – Five Areas of Focus for Transitional Readers
A recent Reading Buddy seminar gave Buddies strategies for helping transitional readers. These are students who are “nearly fluent” readers, kids who have begun to adopt reading behaviors that will lead them toward more advanced skills, but who might need a little help navigating this transition. The seminar highlighted strategies
Reading Buddy Tip – February 2020
Tips for Helping Students Stay Focused We’ve all had the one student who has a hard time focusing during their session. It could be a one-time thing or a weekly occurrence. Try the tips below at your next tutoring session, and don’t forget, if needed you can always reach out
Volunteer Spotlight – February 2020
Hats off to our Reading Buddy of the Month, Deya Palmero! Deya is a first-year Reading Buddy who has been very enthusiastic about the program since day one. She first heard about the program from a friend who had shared about her own experience on social media. After speaking with
Executive Director Note – February 2020
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.” – Dr. Seuss Can you believe that we are a complete month into 2020? And with that being said, we are also into our second semester of the school year. We are so
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,
Volunteer Spotlight January 2020
Congratulations to our Reading Buddy of the Month—Paty Ceja! Paty has been a Reading Buddy for three years and first heard about the program through Valero Energy’s volunteer committee. With children of her own, Paty has always known the importance of learning how to read. As she says, “Learning how
Executive Director Note – October 2019
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” – Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie As you are reading this, many of you will have been matched to your student(s) and perhaps met them for the first time. You will soon understand what an