Literacy Sponsors Beyond the Classroom by Beth Pearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4 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 2023-01-12 00:46:19 UTC 2025-09-24 08:01:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png Trish's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596028 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)



]]> 2023-01-12 00:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596028 Catherine's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596031
  • 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
    • ]]>     2023-01-12 00:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596031     Erika's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596032
  • 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 
    • ]]>     2023-01-12 00:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596032     Mandy's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596033 -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


    ]]>     2023-01-12 00:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596033     Beth's Literacy Sponsors nepearsall https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596034
    1. Eye exams
    2. Watching older sister record herself reading books
    3. Moving to Australia in 6th grade and mispronouncing words when reading aloud in class
    4. Teaching my daughter to read
    5. Well-read friends
    6. Two month recovery from surgery
    7. My uncle Bob's weird home library


    ]]>     2023-01-12 00:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2441596034     Alex's literacy sponsors aewyman https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2442907782 1. Charlie and Lola the children cartoon 

    2. going on trips to other countries and try to communicate in their native language 

    3. cooking classes my mum and I take 

    4. ordering food at a restaurant 

    5. my high school

    6. cheerleading, tennis, track and softball

    7. the magic faraway tree book 

    8. just my family in general 

    9. the NYC public library I used to go to every day after school 

    10. my computer where I wrote creative stories and tv shows ]]>     2023-01-12 22:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2442907782     Ryan' literacy sponsors rellee https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2443190533 1. Elmo the TV show. 

    2. My sister books 

    3. Harry Potter 

    4. sports 

    5. my 6th grade English teacher 

    6. friends growing up 

    7. parents 

    8. social media ]]>     2023-01-13 05:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2443190533     Can Xu’s Literacy Sponsors canxu https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2444918953 1. My family.(They love both reading and writing,and taught me a lot about how to writing well)

    2.<Love In A Fallen City> (from a writer during the Republic of China.She writes sensitively )

    3.<The longest night ever> (From a mystery novelist Cai Jun.I fell in love with mystery and detective novels because of him)

    4.Han Han (a writer and a influencer who dares to speak out.The writing is brutally tough and savagely humorous)

    5.Some bloggers (I can’t tell all their names,but I was deeply influenced by their writing styles)

    6.My Chinese teacher in junior school.(He is so brilliant and has a generous heart.All I can express is great  thanks )

    ]]>     2023-01-15 19:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2444918953     Alex De La Torre's Literacy Sponsors ladelatorre https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2445117276 1. my mom who has been a teacher for 25+ years

    2. video games

    3. sports 

    4. tv shows/cartoons I watched as a kid (spongebob, adventure time, dora)

    5. my older sisters 

    6.  getting to travel so much when I was younger (mexico, europe, asia)

    7. endlessly watching youtube when I was a little kid... so many different topics I took in

    8. online computer games and interacting with users on there 

    9. my middle school saxophone tutor


    ]]>     2023-01-16 02:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2445117276     Erica's Literacy Sponsors evasquezramirez https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446323749 1. Dora the Explorer (tv show I grew up watching; this helped me improved my Spanish)
    2. Go, Diego, Go!  ( same as one)
    3. YouTube taught me important thing for school and outside of school related 
    4. Translating for my parents and others around me 
    5. The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope  
    6. Attending Catholic Church for my first communion and learning about the Bible
    7. Video Games 
    8. Watch Asians shows 
    9.  Music because of the message, lyrics and new words I never heard of
    10. Migrant ]]>     2023-01-17 04:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446323749     Katie's Literacy Sponsors keolaughlin https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446363911 1.) Friends from home
    2.) My family
    3.) San Diego
    4.) Water polo
    5.) Movies
    6.) The ocean

    ]]>     2023-01-17 05:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446363911     Allys literacy sponsors awmsmith https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446383065 1. My twin sister  (family in general but specifically her)
    2. social media
    3. my aunt (shes a publisher)
    4. my close family friend (teacher at a middle school)
    5. playing telephone when i was younger
    6. trying to learn two languages 
    7. playing water polo for 10 years
    8. my high school friend group
    9. traveling

    ]]>     2023-01-17 06:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446383065     Haohan's literacy sponsers hahlin https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446410565 1. The courses I take at UCD.
    2. My high school and elementary school teachers.
    3. The books and movies recommended by my teachers and classmates.
    4. My parents.
    5. The library of my high school.
    6. The bookshelf in my room. ]]>     2023-01-17 06:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446410565     Melissa's Literacy Sponsors mdelacruzvasquez https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446428502 1. My grandparents showing me notes that they made back then like journal entries. 
    2. My best friend, she loves to read poetry and romance books. 
    3. Poetry contest that I had entered when I was little. 
    3. Dork diaries. 
    4. Dora the Explore. 
    5. yo gabba gabba. 
    6. Soical Media.
    7. Watching movies in a different language and reading the captions. 
    8. Lyrics for a song.]]>     2023-01-17 07:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446428502     Yelitza's literacy sponsors yvasquezzeferino https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446558670 -Word girl
    -Video games 
    -Word world 
    -Library 
    - Taking classes to become a catholic communion 
    - Learning English to be able to translate for my family 
    - My sister 


    ]]>     2023-01-17 09:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2446558670     Riley's literary sponsors rmgalas https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447132614 1. My mom

    2. Rick Riordan (wrote Percy Jackson series)

    3. Ripley's believe it or not

    4. My 6th grade teacher

    5. UCD Bohart

    6. Traveling

    7. Video games]]>     2023-01-17 16:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447132614     Erdong's Literacy Sponsor edguo https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447199445 1. My parents
    2. My elder cousin
    3.  My elementary school Teacher
    4. Video Games
    5. Kid's Encyclopedia
    6. Middle school History Teacher
    7. My childhood friend
    8. Social Media]]>     2023-01-17 17:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447199445     Maritzy's Literacy Sponsors mjcontreraszarate https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447223912 - my mom
    - my 1st grade teacher
    - my aunt
    - trying to learn a second and third language
    - the Relay for Life
    - playing bored games
    -travel
    -friends
    -children cartoons]]>     2023-01-17 17:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447223912     Ruixuan's Literacy Sponsors rxshan https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447580615 1. My parents (bought a lot of books for me)
    2. Chinese traditional culture and Chinese history study tours are held by my father's friend's company.
    3. Online novels
    4. Games
    5. Former co-worker of my board game store internship


    ]]>     2023-01-17 22:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2447580615     Jameer's Literacy Sponsors jfuture240 https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2475655759 1. Cartoons and T.V. Shows

    2. My Older Siblings

    3. My Parents 

    4. My High school AVID Teacher

    5. My High school Counselor

    6. Novels

    7. Libraries

    8. Movies

    9. Games

    ]]>     2023-02-09 21:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2475655759     Nick's sponsors niswong https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2475750337 1. The Office (tv show)
    2.Grandpa (told me stories about his travels and work)
    3.Reading the Harry Potter series
    4.Times Magazine
    5.Online newspaper
    6.Video games
    7.Watching YouTube]]>     2023-02-09 23:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nepearsall/v8qkh361y4pb1tq4/wish/2475750337