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Reading Buddy Tip: B and D Confusion
Reading Buddies, if you have a student who has a tendency to confuse lower case d and b, try using this visual: The post Reading Buddy Tip: B and D Confusion appeared first on San Antonio Youth Literacy.
View ArticleJanuary Site Director Spotlight: Ms. Jennifer Grimes
Our January Site Director of the month is Ms. Jennifer Grimes at Hillcrest Elementary! Ms. Grimes has been the school’s librarian and our Site Director for the past four years. She was nominated by one...
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Book Buddies Update & Upcoming Meetings
EXCITING NEWS! On Sunday, January 10 Book Buddies held our first fundraising event, which was very successful! We were chosen to partner with Cheer America ‘s Texas State Championship event at St....
View ArticleThank You to our Recent Donors
A huge THANK YOU to the following organizations for their ongoing support, allowing San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children...
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Reading Buddy Tip: Word Work
Our students learn better when they utilize a variety of learning styles, so think about seeing, speaking, listening and writing when you introduce new words. Rather than drilling on sight words in...
View ArticleBook Buddies Update – February 2016
Call for Volunteers & Book Drives SAYL’s newest initiative, Book Buddies, has volunteers fanning out around town to collect gently-used children’s books for the big May giveaway in the elementary...
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A Note from Our ED – February 2016
We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel again as we move into the second semester. The shift in grade level improvement we see throughout the course of the year gives us the...
View ArticleFebruary Site Director Spotlight: Ms. Monica Guhlin
Our Site Director for the month of February is Ms. Monica Guhlin, a 2nd grade teacher at Bonham Academy. Ms. Guhlin has been serving as our Site Director at Bonham for the last seven years. She has...
View ArticleMission Trail Rotary Awards Grant to SAYL
The Mission Trail Rotary Club recently awarded grants totaling $17,310 with funds raised through their annual Mission to Mission Charity Bike Tour to area non-profits. The Mission to Mission Charity...
View ArticleMeet our February Reading Buddy of the Month!
Please meet Richard Riley, our Reading Buddy of the month for February. Richard heard about the program from a fellow Reading Buddy, and as his first year to serve as a Reading Buddy at Cameron...
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A Note from Our ED – March 2016
I am thrilled to announce that San Antonio Youth Literacy will be participating in the San Antonio Regional Forum on Public Education pk-12 on April 21, 2016! The objective you ask? To inform, educate...
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Reading Buddy Tip: Getting Stuck on a Word
Its bound to happen, students will get stuck on a new word in the book they are reading. Our first instinct is to tell them the word, however decoding new words is part of the learning process. Having...
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Meet our March Reading Buddies of the Month!
Please meet Audrey and Rick Laird, our Reading Buddies of the month! This is the Laird’s second year volunteering with our Reading Buddy Program at Jackson-Keller Elementary. During their first year...
View ArticleMeet our March Site Director of the Month!
Introducing Ms. Jennifer Goldston, our Site Director of the month for March! Ms. Goldston is the reading teacher at Bowden Elementary and is serving as our Site Director for the first time this school...
View ArticleDonor Spotlight: Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation
A huge THANK YOU to the Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation for their recent grant of $10,000. Their ongoing support allows San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver our SAYL...
View ArticleExecutive Director Position Announcement
THE OPPORTUNITY San Antonio Youth Literacy seeks an experienced executive to lead the organization through the next phase of its development. The Board of Directors seeks a skillful change agent to...
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A Note from Our ED – April 2016
As most of you know by now, I am leaving SAYL next week due to a family matter. As I look back over the last year I am proud of the transformation I have witnessed at SAYL. When I came on board I...
View ArticleDonor Spotlight: Mays Family Foundation
A special thank you to the Mays Family Foundation for its recent grant award in the amount of $10,000. The Mays Family Foundation is committed to supporting the communities in which they live, work and...
View ArticleReading Buddy Spotlight – April 2016
Our April Reading Buddy of the month is Officer Leigh Holderby. This is Officer Holderby’s first year as a Reading Buddy at Ball Elementary. When our staff met Officer Holderby for her day of tutoring...
View ArticleSite Director Spotlight – April 2016
Carolyn P. Guerrero is the Parent Family Liaison at Hupperz Elementary and our April Site Director of the month! Ms. Guerrero has always been a great booster of the the Reading Buddy Program. In...
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