WHAT THE KIDS ARE SAYING
"I just wanted you to know that my teacher, Mrs. Gibson, really appreciates the papers that come to our school each week. She says that they are really going to a good use." |
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"Today's Readers are Tomorrow's Leaders"
Why
NIE?
The Top
10 reasons teachers and principals have used the Newspaper in Education
program over the years:
- Newspapers are
a motivational resource that produces positive student attitudes toward
reading.
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WHAT THE KIDS ARE SAYING
"Thank you for the newspapers. It is amazing how your newspaper help us in Georgia Studies. We use the Editorial cartoon to relate to current events. We use the ads to find examples of production, distribution, and consumption. We use articles to find examples of individuals, groups and institutions." |
Newspaper use in
classes increases students' interest in and knowledge of current events.
- Students who use
newspapers in their classes tend to talk with their peers and their
parents about what they read.
- Newspaper use increases
students' vocabulary and word recognition skills, and more importantly,
reading comprehension.
- Students who use
newspapers in their classes tend to score higher on standardized achievement
tests.
- Studnts overwhelmingly
support newspaper use as a supplement to their textbooks.
- Newspaper use in
classes helps students learn how to read a newspaper more effectively,
how to use it for additional learning and how to use it to solve problems,
because they recognize the services it provides.
- Newspaper use in
classes helps students improve their math skills – particularly
fractions, decimals, currency and averages.
- Students who use
newspapers in their classes show positive attitudes towards newspapers
and newspaper reading.
- Students who use
newspapers in their classes tend to become adult newspaper readers
~Bringing
the Newsroom into the Classroom Throughout Southwest Georgia~
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