Picture This! Tips for Using Mental Imagery While Reading
Article provided by Reading Rockets, Colorin, Colorado, and LD OnLine One way to help a child comprehend what they are reading is to encourage them to visualize parts of the story in their mind. These...
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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...
View ArticleExecutive 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...
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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...
View ArticleReading 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...
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Hats off to our January school of the month – Wilson Elementary in SAISD! Our Site Director, Ms. De Leon has been a great help and has worked hard to make the Reading Buddy program a priority at her...
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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...
View ArticleExecutive 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleReading 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...
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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...
View ArticleExecutive 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. This year will be no exception. For those of...
View ArticleReading 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...
View ArticleReading 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...
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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...
View ArticleBe 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...
View ArticleEmergency 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...
View ArticleDonor Spotlight – April 2020
A big THANK YOU to State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance for their recent donation of $7,277.25 which allows SAYL the opportunity to continue to deliver its Reading Buddy Program to children in the San...
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