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Newspapers in Education


Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 11:26 a.m.
    This exciting program uses the articles and resources of the newspaper in our schools. As an instructional tool, the newspaper
    is known to strengthen teaching in every content area. Contact us today at (352) 867-4166 for more information.

    Discover Fort King National Landmark
    Fort King is an important piece of American History located right in our backyard. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2004, Fort King was the center of activity during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) the longest and most expensive Indian War in US History.

    This study includes chapters on Fort King’s origins, its history and time line, the Seminole Wars, Osceola and other Seminole Indian Chiefs and Indian Treaties signed during that time.

    2008 NIE Week Teacher's Guide
    Activities in the teacher's guide are designed to help middle-school and high-school students improve their reading comprehension by making connections to self, to the world and to text through newspaper activities. The newspaper is the perfect resource for helping students make these connections because it matches their prior knowledge, interests and experiences.

    The 62-page guide features 14 lesson plans, each with a student activity sheet. Also included in the guide are 14 elementary-level pages for younger students. They parallel the lesson plans and activities in the guide and focus on local and community news.
    NAA Foundation Reports & Publications
    The Newspaper Association of America Foundation offers these publications for download, free of charge. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read the articles and can be downloaded here. To visit the NAA web site click here.

    BY THE NUMBERS:
    Mathematical Connections in Newspapers for Middle-Grade Students
    "By the Numbers: Mathematical Connections in Newspapers for Middle-Grade Students," the newest curriculum guide from the NAA Foundation, is now available for download. The newspaper plays a vital role in the guide, which features lesson plans, activities and handouts for middle-school teachers and their students.
    Click here to download the lesson plans, then click here to download the activity ads.
    NEWSPAPERS MAINTAIN THE BRAIN
    A Teacher's Guide for Using The Newspaper to Enhance Basic Skills
    For teachers the newspaper offers a special attraction. It has been called the living textbook and it lives up to that name. The newspaper can be used to enhance skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, math, social studies and science. Critical thinking is the natural outgrowth of using a newspaper to learn. Unlike textbooks, which are several years outdated by the time they get into students' hands, the newspaper comes alive with information. The newspaper expands the curriculum with an unlimited amount of information to use as background for learning activities. (PDF file)

    PRESS AHEAD!
    A Teacher's Guide to Creating Student Newspapers
    Press Ahead! is both a teaching tool and a planning guide for creating a student newspaper.
    As a teaching tool, it provides background on the different sections and elements of a newspaper. It includes an instructional guide that requires students to go beyond a quick overview of newspaper components by analyzing the structure, language and connections of different parts of the newspaper.
    Press Ahead! also serves as a planning guide for students who want to produce their own newspapers. Forms are provided to help students gather data and organize their thoughts. Other forms detail the steps to produce a newspaper and guide the process of making assignments to newspaper staff.
    Press Ahead! also provides opportunities for students to investigate and discuss issues related to press ethics and responsibilities.A section of this guide includes background information and instructional activities on topics such as press freedom, tabloid journalism and online newspapers.

    (PDF file)

    MEASURING SUCCESS!
    The Positive Impact of Newspaper In Education Programs on Student Achievement
     In the 2001 report, Measuring Up! The Scope, Quality and Focus of Newspaper In Education Programs in the United States, the Newspaper Association of America Foundation explored the growing number of newspapers that make use of NIE programs.
    In cooperation with the NAA Foundation, Dan Sullivan, of the University of Minnesota, led a survey team to find out how many newspapers have NIE programs, where the programs are and who they serve, and in what departments the key NIE members could be found. The results, as presented in Measuring Up, were impressive, displaying solid industry gains and expansion over the eight years leading up to the study.
    That information has now been expanded upon in a second research study that explores the measurable success of NIE programs nationally. Once again, Dan Sullivan has gathered and summarized the findings to give NAA Foundation, NIE departments and all other interested parties a closer look at the impact these programs have.
    Measuring Success! presents the results of this research in a format that is easy to read and understand - graphic charts and bulleted text that condense and summarize key findings. (PDF file)

    Reading First NIE!
     A Newspaper In Education Teaching Supplement For Reading First No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
    The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the name given to the federal law designed to improve student achievement, is changing the culture of America's schools. The legislation is targeted to the nation's neediest youngsters, those who in the past have been left behind, never able to catch up academically with their more-advantaged peers. Though the legislation is complex, two important issues are key: (1) Reading is at the heart of all learning in or out of school; and (2) Children who enter school with strong language and pre-reading skills are more likely to learn to read well in the early grades and succeed in later years. In fact, research shows that it is never too early to start building language skills by talking with and reading to children. No Child Left Behind targets resources for early childhood education so that all youngsters get the right start. The goal is to have children - ALL children - reading on or above grade level by the end of the third grade. (PDF file)

    Creating A Classroom Newspaper
    This guide is designed for five days of instruction. It allows your class to practice, prepare and create its own newspaper. Each day's work has been organized with a teacher's lesson plan, student worksheets labeled Reporter's Notebook and ideas for additional activities call "On Assignment."