San Antonio Youth Literacy
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Mission Statement
San Antonio Youth Literacy (SAYL) provides one-on-one support to children in San Antonio by empowering them with the skills needed to read to learn while fostering self-confidence and an enjoyment of reading.
About This Cause
In Bexar County there is an estimated 5,600 students who fail the 3rd grade literacy test. Research shows that young children who are not fluent readers by the end of 3rd grade may never catch up to their peers. San Antonio Youth Literacy’s (SAYL) Reading Buddy Program is helping to address just this – to ensure students in San Antonio enter 3rd grade reading on level! SAYL recruits and trains dedicated Reading Buddy volunteers who commit to working with 2nd grade students for the entire school year, for just one hour each week. Reading Buddies are matched to one of sixty-seven elementary schools in three, San Antonio school districts. Students in the Reading Buddy Program see, an average improvement of four reading levels while also fostering their enjoyment for reading. For the 2016-2017 school year, SAYL matched 647 Reading Buddy volunteers with 1,157 students who needed help with their basic reading and comprehension skills. While these numbers are by any means no small feat, there is still a lot of work to be done.