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
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Be a Big Give Champion!
Help us make a BIG impact on Thursday, March 26 and join us as a SAYL Champion through this year’s Big Give. Below are steps to set up your own fundraising page that will be connected to our SAYL Big Give page. Feel free to email us for more tips
School Spotlight – March 2020
Hats off to our School Spotlight, Rogers Academy in SAISD! Rogers has been an amazing school partner for many years. They continue to partner with the Reading Buddy Program as they want to allow their students the opportunity to have social awareness as well as literacy engagement to support their
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
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
Donor Spotlight March 2020
Getting support from those in our community means so much to the SAYL Reading Buddy Program and CPS Energy exemplifies that support through her recent donation of $20,000. This generous donation allows San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver it program to those children struggling to read on
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
Donor Spotlight – February 2020
This month we would like to make a special shout out to the V H McNutt Memorial Foundation and the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club of San Antonio for their recent contributions to SAYL’s Reading Buddy Program. Thank you to V H McNutt Memorial Foundation for their recent grant in
School Spotlight – February 2020
Our School Spotlight for February is Antonio Margil Academy in SAISD. Faculty and Staff at Margil Academy have been nothing short of spectacular this year. Not only are they exceptional with their students, but they are always very welcoming and beyond selfless when assisting our Reading Buddies and staff from SAYL.