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Reading Buddy Times - January 2015
What's New With SAYL
SAYL Welcomes New Executive Director
SAYL is thrilled to welcome Maryann Acola as our new Executive Director! Maryann comes to us with twenty years of successful leadership experience in the non-profit, corporate and legislative environment.  Throughout her career, she has served in high-profile positions working effectively with volunteers, constituents, elected officials, and executive management.  Read More...
Thank You to the V. H. McNutt Foundation!
A huge Thank You to the V. H. McNutt Memorial Foundation, Inc. for their recent grant of $5,000.  Their ongoing support allows San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver its SAYL Reading Buddy Program to those children struggling to read on grade level.  Thank you to the Foundation and its trustees in continuing to show their support!  Read More...

Reading Buddy Insider
Spring Tutoring Schedule
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Spring Semester Holidays - No Tutoring
Monday, February 16 - Presidents' Day
March 9-13 - Spring Break
Friday, April 3 - Good Friday
Friday, April 24 - Battle of Flowers

Check out the Reading Buddy Insider for more updates & resources via sayl.org

Fluency Tips

Fluency is a skill that readers develop with practice. As students first learn to read, they are more focused on breaking down words, resulting in choppy and monotone reading. Fluent readers have developed the skills necessary to read aloud with accuracy, voice inflection (expression) and appropriate pace. Fluency is critical to successful reading comprehension, because students who are struggling to decipher each word will miss the content of the text they are reading. Read More...


  
Reading Buddy & Site Director of the Month
Congrats Reading Buddies of the Month - Colonial Hills UMC 
Colonial Hills United Methodist Church joined San Antonio Youth Literacy in September with a desire to partner with their neighborhood school, Colonial Hills Elementary.  Seventeen church members and staff were trained and hit the ground running. 
 
Shout Out to our January Site Directors of the Month - Serna ES!
San Antonio Youth Literacy began working in Serna Elementary in the fall of 2015, under the guidance of Instructional Interventionist Yvonne Jagge, Instructional Coach Erin Hausner and Family Specialist Mary Jo Rinaldo.  Together, these three worked closely with SAYL staff to ensure a smooth start to the school year, identifying the students for the program quickly and providing optimal tutoring times and reading locations for the Reading Buddies. Read More..

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