Message from Literacy Team

Just for laughs... Here's a fun comic shared from Darilyn King, LM at Powers-Ginsburg. We appreciate you always! Keep up the great work! -Jenessa, Monique, and Erika " A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. " Proverbs 17:22

WOW! Current School Year by the Numbers

Welcome to our newest partnerships!  Northpointe Community Church at Figarden Elementary Valley Christian Center/Valley Dream Center at Norseman Elementary North Fresno Church & Community United Church of Christ at Robinson Elementary Read Fresno through Fresno State at Addams Elementary, Lincoln Elementary (FUSD), and West Fresno Elementary

Upcoming Dates

Monday, November 11: Veterans Day, No School for ALL Thursday, November 14: Fresno County Library Volunteer Training November 25-29: Thanksgiving Break, No School for ALL Friday, December 6: Literacy Mentor Christmas Celebration December 16 - January 3: Winter Break for Fresno Unified and Orange Center December 23 - January 6: Winter Break for Clovis Unified Saturday, January 25: Read Fresno Workshop! 2019-20 School Calendars (click and print for reference throughout the year): Fresno Unified Orange Center Unified Clovis Unified

Fresno County Library Volunteer Workshop - Nov 14th

Fresno County Library is hosting a free volunteer workshop. Come learn more about how to help others learn to read. Please RSVP by emailing [email protected]

Literacy Mentor Christmas Celebration - Dec 6th

Gather with other Literacy Mentors from across the city to celebrate the season and you!! Please RSVP here!

ENP's Read Fresno Workshop - Jan 25th, 2020

ENP is partnering with other local orgs to bring you a morning of learning! Come learn more skills and tips to help kids learn to read. All are welcome!

Literacy News & Resources

Videos for the Newest Games!

All of the newest games in one video... just go to the time stamp below: Sight Word Passages 0:00 Jumping Frogs 5:04 Checkers 9:57 Word Hunt Bingo 13:15 Alphabet Words 16:26

Know any churches or organizations wanting to connect to schools??

More Schools want Literacy Mentors! If you know any other churches or individuals who might be interested in Literacy Mentoring please send them our way! Connect them with Andrew Feil at [email protected]

Literacy Mentoring Tip

Look around the classroom! While working with LM Irene Hoffman at Lincoln Elementary (CUSD), Erika saw this hanging on the wall. What a fun tool! It has ideas on different voices students can use while practicing their words. Feel free to use this idea! And take a quick look around your classroom for any other tools you can use in your time with students.

Site Lead Meeting Many of our site leads gathered together to learn, share, and brainstorm for the year. If you haven't already, you will meet your site lead soon, as they are out and about checking in with you. We have a few sites without a lead (Pyle and Robinson)... if you're interested in stepping up to lead there, let us know! Ayer- Shirley Holm Addams- Aided Flores Centennial- Michelle Cornelius Columbia- Vangie Carrillo, Debra Spencer & Coraima Godinez Eaton- Shirley Watson Figarden- Becky Decker Hamilton- Leslie Isch Heaton- Nancy Isaacs & Ilenia Valdovinos Jackson- Heidi White Kirk- Gwen Hooper & Coraima Godinez Lincoln (CUSD)- Cheri Soon Lincoln (FUSD)- Erika Castanon Mt View- Kitty Koobation & Debbie Reid Norseman- Jerri Plassman Orange Center- Rhonda Barnes-Asbury Powers-Ginsburg- Darilyn King Susan B Anthony- Carol Young Thomas- Aided Flores West Fresno- Erika Castanon Winchell- Dina Menjivar-Robles Wolters- Bill Johnson

Read Fresno Class Guests  Thank you to Becky Decker who came and presented on Reading Comprehension!! Thank you to Pam Celum , Debbie Reid , and Pat Unruh who were a part of a Literacy Mentor Panel answering questions about their mentoring and classroom experiences. And of course, thanks to all 42 Read Fresno students who are out working with kids all week and are willing to grow, learn, and share more! 

Literacy Mentor Spotlight

Rhonda Barnes-Asbury Orange Center Elementary, Worship Centre Easton After mentoring for over a year, Rhonda stepped up this year as site lead for Orange Center. She's helped recruit and train, in addition to mentoring herself three days a week in three different classes! What made you decide to become a literacy mentor? I have a passion for reading and I want to pass that along What was your favorite book as a child? Ginger in the Jungle What do you enjoy most about volunteering at Orange Center? The excitement of watching their faces when they understand something for the first time.   What is your hope for Orange Center students? I hope that each child grows and has self confidence in themselves. Who was in an encouraging adult in your life as a child? Miss Pardu, my kindergarten and first grade teacher. She was so kind and understanding. What is your favorite Bible verse? Isaiah 41:10 "I love mentoring and I will do it as long as the Lord allows." Thank you Rhonda!