Literacy Sponsors Beyond the Classroom (10) by Beth Pearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9 Make a list of literacy sponsors from your life. Make sure they are 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? en-us 2021-09-20 01:24:55 UTC 2025-11-29 16:45:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png Trish's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633994 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)



]]> 2021-09-20 01:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633994 Catherine's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633995
  • 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
    • ]]>     2021-09-20 01:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633995     Erika's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633996
  • 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 
    • ]]>     2021-09-20 01:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633996     Mandy's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633997 -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


    ]]>     2021-09-20 01:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633997     Beth's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633998
    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
    Teaching my daughter to read
    Friends
    My uncle Bob's home library


    ]]>     2021-09-20 01:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1752633998     Cassandra's Literacy Sponsors cxsgomez https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1765064344 - My grandma's old bible 
    -My old English notebook from high school 
    - My college counselor
    -Google search on my phone
    -My old tutoring job in high school
    -My older cousin 
    -my journal

    ]]>     2021-09-24 07:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1765064344     Alex's Literacy Sponsors Alex_Krivitsky https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1766580634 -My grandparents
    -Russian school
    -Mrs.Cheng, my English and History Teacher
    -Scrabble games with my family
    -Reading to my younger brother
    -Piano lessons with my neighbor
    -Typing board games with friends
    -Web games that taught me how to spell
    -Lego's
    -Hebrew School
    -My mom



    ]]>     2021-09-24 21:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1766580634     Katie's Literacy Sponsors ktquan https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1766703355 - My parents speaking to me 
    - My grandparents speaking to me in Chinese 
    - TV shows I watched on Qubo 
    - Ms. David (high school English teacher) 
    - My best friend 
    - Sunday school 
    - My dad reading books to me 
    - Piano lessons when I was in elementary school 
    - Playing sports 
    - Disney Channel 

    ]]>     2021-09-24 23:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1766703355     Ana's Literacy Sponsors aplopezperez https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767689947 - My high school Spanish teacher
    - watching Dora the Explorer
    - my friends
    - JROTC
    - kindergarten (reading and speaking)
    - typing games
    - reading out loud in class
    - being a translator for my parents
    - practicing Spanish when going to Mexico
    - playing Scrabble



    ]]>     2021-09-25 19:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767689947     Martha's Literacy Sponsors martharangg https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767755336 -Dora the Explorer (I would watch it everyday before school. I connected with it a lot because she spoke Spanish)
    -Catholic School
    -My older brother, Daniel
    -Magic Treehouse books
    -Judy Moody books
    -My freshman English teacher, Ms. Shaw
    -My parents
    -Reading during mass
    -Spelling bee in elementary school]]>     2021-09-25 20:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767755336     Sam's Literacy Sponsors sdzavala https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767901790 -Reading comics with my mom
    -Typing classes in school
    -My grandpa teaching me about sports/being my basketball coach
    -My grandma giving me puzzle books
    -video games in game chat
    -texting friends
    -Discovery Channel/Animal Planet shows
    -Greek Mythology books
    -My friends
    -Youtube channels]]>     2021-09-26 00:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767901790     Gun's Literacy Sponsors kwutthakul https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767949113 - My parents 
    - Angels Wings Foundation (scholarship)
    - Ms. Geva (sophomore year english teacher)
    - Puzzle books
    - My chinese tutor in elementary
    - My siblings
    - Study / Educational youtubers
    - Kumon and another math tutor school
    - typing instructor website
    - multiple video games 
    - vanden high school
    - solano community college
    - mangas / comics / animes (specifically Doraemon)
    - friends and other relatives]]>     2021-09-26 01:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767949113     Sam's Literacy Sponsors sjwatkins2 https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767997705 - My high school English teacher Ms Tirona 
    - Boy Scouts 
    - Andrew Loomis Books 
    - My art teacher Mr Stacy 
    - Video games 
    - Books by Dmitry Glukhovsky
    - My Parents 
    - Teletubbies
    - Comic books 
    - My high school Spanish teacher Mr Balset 
    - The internet 
    - My circle of friends I knew since first grade
    - Brainstorm Burbank (Art School) 
    - Old Movies

    ]]>     2021-09-26 02:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1767997705     Mandy's Literary Sponsers Mandy11111 https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1768068041 - My english teachers
    - school (classes)
    - books
    - friends
    - animations
    - cartoons
    - dictionary
    - encyclopedia (wikipedia)
    - Computer (internet/online stuff)
    - Youtube
    - Movies
    - Songs ]]>     2021-09-26 04:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1768068041     jwfpark https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1768258766 -watching movie and tv shows (I actually learn english by watching tv show “the office”)
    -reading english bible 
    -my parents 
    -texting with my ex girlfriend
    -playing sports( football, baseball…)
    - my best friend cole
    -my journal 


    ]]>     2021-09-26 08:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1768258766     nmkwock https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769513338 - Friends
    - Reading in class
    - Chinese class
    - PBS Shows
    - YouTube 
    - Different movies and tv shows
    - Toys
    - Puzzles
    - online dictionary and thesaurus 
    - Books]]>     2021-09-27 00:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769513338     Kimmy's Literacy Sponsors https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769661938 - my parents
    - my middle school track and field coach
    - my siblings 
    - books
    - orchestra teacher
    - best friends
    - youtube
    - disney and nick tv shows
    - my aunt who is like a second mother to me
    -mulan


    ]]>     2021-09-27 02:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769661938     Zack's Literacy Sponsors zsfadrigon https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769710318 - My grandparents
    - My parents
    - Filipino TV shows
    - My 10th grade English teacher
    - Sesame Street
    - Youtubers I watched as a kid
    - Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
    - Disney movies
    - My basketball coaches
    - PBS Kids shows]]>     2021-09-27 02:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769710318     Monica's Literacy Sponsors moelee https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769753264 1.  my dad (bringing me to the library)
    2. My high school councilor
    3. Helping out my immigrant parents with writing business emails, especially with grammar
    4. Kumon
    5. Dora the explorer
    6. senior year English teacher
    7. constantly texting my friends
    8. June B. Jones
    9. taking drama in elementary school
    10. crossword books]]>     2021-09-27 02:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769753264     My literacy sponsers akheilmann https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769769403 - Rick Riordan books
    - Kumon
    - text in video games
    - guides and wiki pages on video games
    - YouTube
    - reading online threads about other people 
    - dad speaking to me in Portuguese
    - online wiki pages for education stuff
    - TV shows when I was little 
    - Friends ]]>     2021-09-27 02:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769769403     Emmanuel Literacy Sponsors emjortiz https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769856743 - My parents
    - PBS Kids
    - Disney Channel
    - Cousins
    - Teachers
    - School Counselors (ELL)
    -Sunday school 
    - Friends
    - Astrology Books
    -Computer Games (Putt-Putt Travels Through Time)]]>     2021-09-27 03:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769856743     Jessie's Literacy Sponsors kijnguyen https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769980052 -PBS Kids: Super Why, Martha Speaks, Word World, Cyberchase, Electric Company, etc

    -Translator for immigrant parents

    -Scrabble/word games on phone

    -Speaking in vietnamese

    -Percy Jackson books

    -Youtube

    -Puzzles

    -Wattpad

    -Competitive friends who pushed me to get a better grade]]>     2021-09-27 04:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1769980052     Crystal's Literacy Sponsors ctzang https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1772746126 - my parents
    - my grandparents who taught me dialect
    - watching Disney movies (how I learned English as a kid)
    - Batman series
    - Youtubers
    - two best friends in high school
    - my high school homestay 
    - playing golf
    - fifth grade Mandarin teacher
    - American Literature teacher

    ]]>     2021-09-28 00:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1772746126     Susan's literacy sponsors https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1783350022 - PBS kids
    - parents 
    - Disney Channels
    - older brother 
    - Youtube
    - novels
    - teacher
    - friends
    -video games 
    - comic books]]>     2021-10-01 04:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/me6pnkze8tids4b9/wish/1783350022