Literacy Sponsors (PM) by Trish Serviss https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql Make a list of literacy sponsors from your life. Make sure you include some sponsors beyond the people who have been in your classrooms (teachers, etc.). What organizations, events, traditions, etc have acted as literacy sponsors in your life? There are some examples below to get you started. en-us 2022-09-26 03:36:26 UTC 2025-05-27 13:25:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png Trish's Literacy Sponsors pcserviss https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907535 1. Huntington Library and Gardens (in Pasadena, CA)
2. Archdiocese of Los Angeles (the Catholic Church of Los Angeles)
3. Girl's State
4. Homeboy Industries (Boyle Heights, CA)
5. The 1984 Olympics (held in Los Angeles)
6. My mother (with me at the Huntington Library below!)
7. My older sister (we played school)
8. Learning video games at my public library you got to play for FREE on the brand new Apple 2E computers donated by a new little-known company called Apple Computers (Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? & Oregon Trail)
10. Public library (summer reading program where reading got you free pizza points!)
11. S.E. Hinton
12. Weekly piano lessons with Mrs. Crider
13. Dr. Williams (favorite undergraduate professor)



]]> 2022-09-26 03:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907535 Catherine's Literacy Sponsors cahatzakos https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907536
  • My brother's Godfather, Lambros (told us stories & sang traditional Greek songs)
  • Playing Scrabble as a kid
  • Being translator for my immigrant parents, brother (before he learned English), and grandmother
  • basketball (coach gave us notebooks to learn plays)
  • Practicing my French when we would visit family in Montreal
  • Greek School (church)
  • Greek Mythology (giant book I read over and over)
  • Dr. Paul Goldstene (college)
  • Human Services 45 (an elective course where we tutored lementary school kids in reading)
  • Used to play 'school' with my neighbor, who was 1 year older than me. I was the student and she was the teacher (learned years later I was doing her homework)
  • Sesame Street & The Electric Company on Saturday mornings
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  • My grandfather's almanac
  • Full House (Thing before Fuller House)
  • Hollywood movie series on Friday nights (in Japan)
  • Essay writing contests (many Japanese school children participated in these as part of school curricula)
  • Friends from home
  • UCSB 
  • My child's Spanish-English bilingual school 
    • ]]>     2022-09-26 03:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907537     Mandy's Literacy Sponsors MandyProctor https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907538 -2 Grandmothers (pictured below at my college graduation) and their full journals and bookshelves
    -being the only child meant being included in conversations as a peer, not a child
    -community conversations
    -Judy Blume
    -Dr. Betsy Watson
    -Jody Woodbury (HS English teacher) and Carl Woodbury (HS Gov't teacher)
    -Thomas, my grandmother's Siamese cat (aka my best student)
    -Reading Rainbow
    -Sweet Valley High


    ]]>     2022-09-26 03:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907538     Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907539
    Eye exams.
    Watching older sister record herself reading books.
    First grade reading circles.
    Moving to Australia in 6th grade and mispronouncing words when reading aloud in class.

    ]]>     2022-09-26 03:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312907539     Annie's Literacy Sponsors ading4 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312980989 1) My mother, she would always tell me her stories about her as a kid

    2) My Speech and Debate Coach, he would tell us on ways we can succeed academically and in terms of a career

    3) Anime/Manga, watched and read from when I was really young, taught me a lot of life lessons

    4) Brother, always optimistic and taught me a lot about life

    5) Ms. Izumikawa (Freshman English Teacher), taught me how to analyze texts and read efficiently 

    6) Social Media, let me connect with people and become friends

    7) The News, helped me keep up with events and how the world is doing

    8) Video Games

    9) Light Novels

    10) Classmates

    11) Friends

    12) Boys and Girls Club, Junior Staff/Tutor

    13) Alhambra Church

    14) Translation for my parents and business ]]>     2022-09-26 04:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2312980989     Remi's Literacy Sponsors resuzuki2 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2314118758 -Family encouragement
    -Book Loving Sister
    -Ivy & Bean book series
    -The Land of Stories book series
    -Church
    -Writing my own creative stories
    -Senior Year of High School English Teachers
    -Social Media (i.e. Book Tok)


    ]]>     2022-09-26 17:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2314118758     Stephanie's Literacy Sponsors sacurpene https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2314248517 1) My older sister, who I would always see reading different books, novels, and manga for fun.

    2) Anime subtitles and manga 

    3) My best friend, who always recommended me new books even when I didn't ask her to. 

    4) Learning English when I was going into pre-school (Romanian was my first language)

    5) Social Media 

    6) School, especially my old English teachers who inspired me

    7) J. K. Rowling 

    8) My parents, when they were first learning English


    ]]>     2022-09-26 18:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2314248517     Carmen's Literacy Sponsors cphong2 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316121641 1. books 
    2. music of many languages 
    3. close high school friends 
    4. my artist older sister 
    5. parents and aunts (grew up around a lot of languages)
    6. cartoons (Sesame Street, Zoboomafoo, Super Why)
    7. nature documentaries
    8. anime 
    9. school teachers 
    10. journaling
    11. arts and crafts
    12. YouTube ]]>     2022-09-27 18:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316121641     Jennifer's Literacy Sponsors jeeramirez1 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316418318 -My mom reading to me
    -My elementary library (I read a lot at this time)
    -Translating for my mom and dad as well as showing them how to use technology 
    -Cartoons: Barbie, Dora the Explorer, Word Girl
    -Magic Tree House book series
    -Writing poems
    -Listening to music
    -Social Media]]>     2022-09-27 22:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316418318     Alyssa's Literacy Sponsors ajhu https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316737183 1. Sailor Moon manga
    2. My mom recommending me books
    3. Visiting the local library with my sister
    4. Harry Potter and Percy Jackson 
    5. My grandpa writing Chinese poems
    6. Reading Magic Tree House books with my friend
    7. Church
    8. Reading to my younger cousins
    9. Book recommendations from social media and youtube
    10.  Elementary school librarian]]>     2022-09-28 03:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316737183     Colin's Literacy sponsors clnyu https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316804412 1.Gates tutor center
    2.bigbang theory
    3.Rick and Morty
    4. star war series
    5.church
    6.rainbow 6
    7.UCD
    8. my sister.
    9. The Weekend
    10.Justin Bieber
    11.economics magazine
    12. BHS (beckman high school)
    13. social media.
    14.netflix 
    15. Studio Ghibli 

    ]]>     2022-09-28 04:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316804412     Justin's Literacy Sponsors jdcanas1 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316875942 1. My parents reading to me when I was a kid
    2. Crosswords and Word Searches as a kid
    3. Duolingo 
    4. Socratic Seminars
    5. Lyrics from the various songs I listen to
    6. Book club in middle and high school
    7. Calabasas Library 
    8. My favorite movies 
    9. Favorite TV shows 
    10. My friends
    11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid books 
    12. Youtube tutorials 
    13. DIY websites 
    14. Tutoring my little sister ]]>     2022-09-28 05:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316875942     Vanessa's Literacy Sponsors vwkalip https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316907497 1. The church
    2. Leigh Bardugo (my favorite author)
    3. Ms. Selle (my HS English teacher)
    4. My mother (speaks to me in Mandarin)
    5. My grandfather (taught me how to write and read Mandarin)
    6. DanTDM (I watched his videos growing up to improve my English)
    7. Socratic Seminars
    8. Declan McKenna (his lyrics are very thoughtful and taught me hidden meanings behind certain expressions)]]>     2022-09-28 06:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2316907497     Nghia's Literacy Sponsors nianguyen1 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318153973 1. Anime and Cartoon 
    2. Elementary Librarian - Our class goes there once a week, and we would listen to her storytelling. 
    3. Middle school - My English teachers encouraged me to read books and they introduced me to many good books. (Ms. Hutter and Mr. Hurwitz)
    4. Manga/ novel 
    5. Movie
    6. Music - I like listening to music, and I would search for the lyrics to sing along with it.
    7. Youtube 
    8. Being a Translator for my family
    10. Video Game 
    ]]>     2022-09-28 19:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318153973     Anysa's Literacy Sponsors achanthavong1 https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318166647 1) Mrs. Beyikian (High school English teacher)
     
    2) Jane Austen 

    3) Beverly Cleary books

    4) High School journalism class

    5) Taylor Swift (specifically the evermore and folklore albums)

    6) My grandparents (would always tell me about Lao folktales and legends)

    7) Youtube 

    8) Cartoons - Ni Hao; Kai-lan, Adventure Time, and Power puff girls

    ]]>     2022-09-28 19:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318166647     Emma's Literacy Sponsors eoatespena https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318342002 1. My mother, who has been reading to me since I was a fetus
    2. My sister, who is an amazing writer and always critiqued my essays
    3. Dora
    4. Jenny Han (one of my favorite authors as a kid)
    5. Ms. Plaga (my fourth and fifth grade teacher who encouraged me to write more)
    6. Dr. Seuss
    7. English Teachers
    8. My grandfather, who encouraged me to memorize scriptures from the Bible 
    9. My best friend, who loves to journal]]>     2022-09-28 22:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318342002     Amairani's Literacy Sponsors amcastellanos https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318352559 1. My mother, who began familiarizing me with the english language through online practice in early elementary school to avoid later struggle (Spanish was my first language) 

    2. Starfall.com (children's website that teaches basic academic skills)

    3. abcmouse.com (children's website that teaches basic academic skills)

    4. pbskids, especially Wild Kratts! (children's site/television programming aimed towards 
    entertainment/basic academic learning)

    5. cbeebies (children's television channel that educates/entertains)

    6. My 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Billman (encouraged me to work towards veterinary medicine and still supports me to this day)

    7. My 6th grade teacher, Mr. Martel (provided me with academic resources/ exposed me to a variety of cultures/supports my academic progress to this day)

    8. My 8th and 11th grade History teacher, Mrs. White (transferred from my middle school to my high school and so I had her for both years), who has provided me with academic resources and support since middle school

    9. The Inheritance Cycle, a book series written by Christopher Paolini

    10. The Magic Tree House, a book series written by Mary Pope Osborn

    11. Spirit Animals, a book series written by several authors

    12. Music (listening to songs in both English and Spanish to maintain fluency)

    13. Social media/apps/ internet (access to specific information)

    14. Visiting Mexico and connecting with my roots and maintain Spanish fluency

    15. Volleyball (practiced leadership and teamwork) 

    16. Anime (has helped me decompress before/during/after stressful academic/nonacademic events)

    17. My 4 dogs (have helped me decompress before/during/after stressful academic/nonacademic events)]]>     2022-09-28 23:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318352559     Emily's Literacy Sponsors etco https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318404965 1. Senior English teacher (Leadership Public School, always encouraging and provided great feedback)
    2. Parents (bought tons of books for me as a child)
    3. Older sister (gave book recommendations)
    4. Webtoon/Manga
    5. TV Series/Movies (always watched them with subtitles!)
    6. PBS kids shows (a lot of these cartoons helped me learn new vocabulary words)
    7. The media (apps, internet, news)
    8. My friends
    9. Video games
    10. YouTube]]>     2022-09-29 00:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318404965     Fiona's Literary Sponsors filee https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318523835 1. Dora the explorer
    2. Full house and Fuller House
    3. Dork Diaries
    4. Judy Moody
    5. Junie B. Jones
    6. Amelia Bedelia
    7. Super Why?
    8. Read a thon sponsored by the public library
    9. PBS kids
    Clifford the big red dog
    10. Raz-kids.com
    11. Big Bang Theory
    12. Tik Toks (booktalk) book recommendations]]>     2022-09-29 01:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318523835     Alexa's Literacy Sponsors lexalvarez https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318630460 1. As a child I liked reading a lot of rainbow magic books and now I love reading more poetry books like milk and honey and etc. 
    2. Social Media
    3. My older sister
    4. My friends
    5. School, especially my 4th-5th grade teacher 
    6. Music
    7. Volleyball
    8. Dance]]>     2022-09-29 03:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318630460     Keiko's Literacy Sponsors kkechan https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318697992 1. my mom
    2. music
    3. school
    4. my friends
    5. ms. rhode
    6. soccer
    7. social media
    8. public library
    9. school library
    10. movies/entertainment]]>     2022-09-29 04:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318697992     Asad's Literacy Sponsors amelibaev https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318735475 1. My grandmother's library (in Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

    2. My school's library at TIS (Tashkent International School)

    3. Video games

    4. Youtube

    5. KhanAcademy

    6. Jeff Kinney

    7.  Avatar: The Last Airbender

    8.  Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    9.  My older cousin Sam

    10. My tutor Alisher

    11. Ernest Cline


    ]]>     2022-09-29 05:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318735475     Yuen's Literacy Sponsors yucshen https://padlet.com/pcserviss/56sexkefxgcxdmql/wish/2318995632
  •  Netflix
  • Disney plus movies
  • Youtube
  • My friend group, we communicate in english. Most of them are completely fluent in English. They are very nice and are willing to correct me if they notice I did something wrong, like the tenses and pronunciation.
  • Light novels and stories in Wattpad, I have not started reading any book from it, but I checked the intro of a few books, I would start reading after I got more freetime.
  • Canvas
  • Textbook
  • Teachers/ professor
  • Homework 
  •  Quizzes and Exams
  •  Public libraries
  • My 11th grade english teacher
  • Roommate
  •  My uncle, who has English as his first language.
  •  Robotic club

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