Literacy Sponsors Beyond the Classroom (4) by Beth Pearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo 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 2022-03-31 16:53:17 UTC 2025-12-05 18:47:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png Trish's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996807 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)



]]> 2022-03-31 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996807 Catherine's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996810
  • 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
    • ]]>     2022-03-31 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996810     Erika's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996811
  • 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 
    • ]]>     2022-03-31 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996811     Mandy's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996812 -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


    ]]>     2022-03-31 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996812     Beth's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996814
    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


    ]]>     2022-03-31 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2123996814     Rubys Literacy Sponsors rsnahum https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2124340782 1. both my parents (would read me stories all the time, tell stories of from when they were a kid, and make up stories when I would ask)
    2. My 10th grade math teacher 
    3. my 10th grade english teacher
    4. being an only child meant that I interacted mostly with adults 
    5. my mother being obsessed with the thesaurus 
    6. my parents bookshelves and collections
    7. Canterwood Crest, The Famous Five, The Secret Benedict Society, and miss Peregrines home for peculiar children
    8. National Geographic 
    9. summer reading competitions 
    10. Seattle Public Library ]]>     2022-03-31 20:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2124340782     Vy's Literacy Sponsor vtvo1 https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2124458818 1. My Asian parents (always pick me up 1 hour late every day in middle school which forces me to be stuck in the library) 
    2. My parents again ( being their translator for mail)
    2. My 4th and 5th grade teacher ( I had him for 2 years)
    3. Bridges Academy Middle School Library and the nice librarian. 
    4. Tully Library
    5. Wonder By R. J. Palacio
    6. Anime ( reading subtitles) 
    7. PBS kid shows
     ]]>     2022-03-31 23:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2124458818     Xin's Literacy Sponsors xiihuang https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2124821511 1. Job (work agenda, meeting agenda, workflow, workplan, etc.)
    2. Email/Social Media
    3. My grandmother (told me stories)
    4. My dad (translate documents for him; sharing his personal views)
    5. Tuesday's Library (went to the library in middle school every Tuesday)
    6. Online Chinese novels
    7. Local/International News]]>     2022-04-01 04:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2124821511     Daphne’s literacy Sponsors ucsandoval https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2125863699 1. My parents (needing to translate for them anywhere we went)
    2. French teacher (speaking to us only in French, and us needing to respond only in French)
    3. Playing the clarinet (having to read notes and understanding what it meant musically)
    4. Foreign tv shows (reading the subtitles in order to understand, while grasping some words and their meaning from that certain language)
    5. The lunar chronicles (one of my favorite book serious)
    6. Siblings (being the oldest I would have to teach/correct my younger siblings in how to read and write)
    7. Local public library (you could get prizes for reading certain books, and would also get a cool bag to put your books in)
    8. Being bilingual (having to be able to be fluent in both languages without sounding foreign, and only being able to speak a certain language at a certain time) ]]>     2022-04-01 18:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2125863699     Kyra's literacy sponsors kcmaar https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2126708232
  • My mom (always bought me books and encouraged reading)
  • My cousin (would recommend and lend me books)
  • Book fairs
  • Piano teacher
  • Boys and Girls club
  • School library
  • Subtitles of foreign movies
  • 8th grade English teacher
  • Friends (recommend books)
  • 4th grade spelling bee
    • ]]>     2022-04-02 19:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2126708232     Charlie's Literacy Sponsor zshang1 https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2126728108 1. My parents(alwayas asking me to read more books)
    2. My parents(asking me to help them translate everything related to English, such as documents or emails)
    3. My sister(who reads much more often than me and gives me pressure as she is quite knowledgeable based on what she has read)
    4. Ms. Roseburrough(my most importnat literature teacher in high school who reignites my passion for reading)
    5. Video games(without translation thus force me to read English)
    6. Video games(about mythology, history, and other types)
    7. Movies(especially the ones I watched in the US which are without subtitles)
    8. Book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
    9. High School Psychology Club
    10. Animations
    11. Video websites(such as Youtube and Bilibili)

    ]]>     2022-04-02 20:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2126728108     Taylor's Literacy Sponsors tpgriffin1 https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127575225 1. My Mom always reading a book
    2. My sister who always wanted me to be apart of her music videos 
    3. Plays & Musicals
    4. Choir/music
    5. My 5th grade teacher
    6. My friend Maggie
    7. TV
    8. My grandma always filling our house with books she has read and wants us to read


    ]]>     2022-04-03 22:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127575225     Virginia (Yibu)'s literacy Sponsor ybsshen https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127700097 1. My parents (always encourage me to read more)
    2. My high school English teacher Mrs. G (she recommended a lot of interesting books for me to read and she also taught me how to write)
    3. Public library in my hometown
    4.School library
    5. Reading APPs
    6. A magazine called Readers (Readers magazine mainly publishes wonderful articles that have been published in other newspapers and books, including literature, art, reviews, stories, life related science fiction, and psychological counseling. When you see an interesting article, you can also submit it to this editorial board for recommendation.)]]>     2022-04-04 01:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127700097     Domenick's Literacy Sponsors dowuu https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127981130 1.My siblings always read books
    2.Anime
    3.Music
    4.Wendy Ho (ASA teacher)
    5.Art exhibits
    6.sports
    7.journaling/writing letters
    8.Youtube
    9.Video games (legend of Zelda) (dialogue)
    10.movies

    ]]>     2022-04-04 05:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127981130     Joanna's Literacy Sponsors jooliu https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127987364 1. my parents
    2. my classmates (we would trade/lend books)
    3. anime/kdramas (subtitles)
    4. karaoke
    5. my friends
    6. PBS
    7. music
    8. youtube
    9. public library ]]>     2022-04-04 05:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2127987364     Ellyanah's Literacy Sponsors ehsuriben https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2128014655 1. My parents: sang to me and read me books
    2. My 4th grade teacher: always encouraged me to read more challenging books
    3. Super Why
    4. Word Girl
    5. Elmo: taught me letters
    6. Filipino teleseryes: helped me retain knowledge on my native language
    7. Music: listening to music from around the world 
    8. Mr Pierce: my senior year English teacher who helped me improve my writing and 
    9. All of my piano teachers
    10. The Boxcar Children: one of my favorite series when I was younger

    ]]>     2022-04-04 05:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2128014655     Lindsay's Literacy Sponsors pryli https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2128182059 1.  my parents who tried to cultivate reading ability when I was 3 years old.
    2. my Chinese teachers who taught me writing and reading.
    3. play card games like quizlet on the internet. 
    4. dictionaries.
    5. word learning app.
    6. my history teacher in middle school.
    7. english b teacher from my high school who taught me to revise my essay.
    8. magazines called Miss. and Yilin that was published during my primary and middle school. I learned many good expressions and ideas from them.

    ]]>     2022-04-04 07:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2128182059     Kayla's Literacy Sponsors kameraz https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129178836 1. TV shows that I grew up watching such as; Sid the Science Kid, Super Why, Word World, Little Einsteins, Martha Speaks, and Mickey Mouse. 
    2. Books that I enjoyed reading as a kid; Magic tree house, The Boxcar Children, and Dear Dumb Diary.  
    3. Book fairs at school
    4. Music not only in English but also in my family's native language 
    5. My siblings would discourage me from reading because it was not something they enjoyed 
    6. Movies 
    7. High school daily journal entries 
    8. My 6th grade teacher had me read books that were at my reading level which discouraged my reading since those books I found boring.]]>     2022-04-04 17:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129178836     Holden's Literary Sponsor's hjmeyer https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129273991 1. my parents who pushed me to read and write a lot
    2. my grandma who is a writer/journalist
    3. piano teacher
    4. other music teachers
    5. long list of bands/music that influence me
    6. traveling a lot, writing down what I saw
    7. Twitter

    ]]>     2022-04-04 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129273991     Literacy Sponsors harcui https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129532057 1.My father reading newspaper
    2.Reddit
    3.TOEFL test
    4.My high school writing teacher
    5.High school library
    6.English song
    7.Doctor Who
    8.Khan academy

    ]]>     2022-04-04 22:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129532057     Wills Sponsors wttuter https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129875791 1. School book fairs 
    2. My mom
    3. My cousins 
    4. Magic Tree House
    5. Grandpa's personal library 
    6. Manga 
    7. My brother because we competed to see who could read more every week 
    8. My first grade teacher because she introduced me to many books. 
    9. Micky Mouse Clubhouse 
    10. Growing up and having my Aunts always send me books

    ]]>     2022-04-05 03:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2129875791     Soumil's Literacy Sponsors soumilgad https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2130012054 1. My dad always listening to Indian news
    2. Go; Diego, Go!
    3. My childhood bookshelf, containing many easy to read books like Geronimo Stilton and Judy Blume
    4. My 4th grade teacher, making us find 5 new vocabulary words each week
    5. Reading subtitles on the hindi movies we would watch often
    6. Emulating my brothers speech habits
    7. Learning different tactics during Soccer practices
    8. At the public library, where I'd check out books from time to time
    9. My mom reading me hindu books before bed

    ]]>     2022-04-05 05:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2130012054     Literacy Sponsors jmbsanchez https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2154098369 - My teachers
    - local library
    - parents
    - television/media
    - siblings
    - sunday school]]>     2022-04-22 20:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/o79n3tqqd41cucdo/wish/2154098369