United Way and San Angelo ISD Partner to Distribute Books to 2nd Graders

SAN ANGELO, TX – The San Angelo Independent School District has partnered with The United Way of the Concho Valley to distribute books to 2nd graders.

According to the SAISD, on Thursday, May 5th, San Angelo ISD 2nd grade students received their very own copy of “The Word Collector” by Peter H. Reynolds and a fun activity donated by The United Way of the Concho Valley as part of their “United We Read” program, and in collaboration with San Angelo ISD’s literacy initiative, San Angelo READS!

The Word Collector sends a clear message of the importance of words as powerful tools for
expressing what you are thinking, feelings and dreaming! 

In celebration, SAISD shared a live read aloud of “The Word Collector” read by President and CEO of The United Way of the Concho Valley Ashley Ammons on the District’s Facebook page, which is now also available on the San Angelo READS! online library of read aloud videos.

Ms. Ammons read live from San Jacinto Elementary to their 2nd grade students and also helped them complete the fun activity creating their very own word collection! 

“United Way of the Concho Valley is proud to partner alongside San Angelo ISD and their San Angelo READS! Initiative,” said United Way of the Concho Valley President and CEO Ashley Ammons. “United Way implemented United We Read to bring awareness to the importance of reading to and with children and support our priority of ensuring grade level readers by third grade.

Today was an incredible day and the smiles and laughter of the students made the day even more special.” More than 50 volunteers arrived at every 2nd grade classroom in San Angelo ISD to participate in United We Read, reaching more than 1,000 students.

Volunteers from the City of San Angelo, YMCA, ADACCV, and many other organizations have  gotten involved to help make this day happen by delivering books to our campuses, reading aloud to 2nd grade classes, and assisting students with building their very own word collection book activity. 

San Angelo ISD is proud to partner with The United Way of the Concho Valley to continue to meet our goal of providing a book to each of our elementary students this school year.

The goal of the United We Read event is to promote reading to and with children. Reading aloud is one of the best ways to help children develop word mastery and grammatical understanding, which forms the basis for learning how to read.

The San Angelo Reads! community-wide literacy initiative was founded by the District to promote and encourage reading and the SAISD future-ready learner profile attributes among SAISD students and the greater San Angelo community. 

The goal of the literacy initiative is to increase awareness of the importance of literacy and to inspire a love for reading. 

Follow the San Angelo ISD Facebook, Twitter, and website, www.saisd.org/read, to stay up-to-date on San Angelo Reads! and to find resources to help inspire a love of reading. 

Community members are encouraged to share how they celebrate literacy and participate in San Angelo Reads! through the hashtag, #SAISDReads. 

More about United Way of the Concho Valley United Way of the Concho Valley fights for the education, health and financial stability of all individuals in the 14 counties of the Concho Valley.

Together with Community Partners, United Way works to address the root causes of poverty to not only deliver hope, but bring lasting change.