SearchNewspapers in Education is a cooperative effort between schools and newspapers to promote the use of newspapers as an educational resource. The basic concept is to offer teachers current materials and training in the many ways to use the newspaper in the classroom. And, the good news is that when newspapers are used effectively in the classroom, test scores go up!
The Positive Impact of Newspapers In Education Programs on Student Achievement
In cooperation with the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Foundation, Dan Sullivan, of the University of Minnesota, conducted a research study that explored the measurable success of NIE programs nationally. The findings have been gathered and summarized in a report called, Measuring Success. NIE departments and all other interested parties can now take 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. In brief, these studies showed that schools that use newspapers weekly or more scored an average of 10% higher on academic achievement tests.
Newspapers and Citizenship
Thomas Jefferson once said that you can’t have a functioning democracy without a free press. Reading a newspaper, writing to a newspaper and understanding the value of a free press is an essential part of civics education today. And, by reading the newspaper, students get a real-world look at government structures, citizen rights and responsibilities and how policy is made.
According to political scientist Martin P. Wattenberg in his book, “Where have all the voters gone?” the single best indicator of whether a person votes is whether he reads a newspaper.
Kid Scoop and NIE
Kid Scoop provides newspapers with quality educational tools that enable teachers to use the newspaper effectively in the classroom on a weekly basis throughout the school year.
Kid Scoop’s educational and child-friendly content gives newspapers an instant curriculum around which to build an NIE program. And, each week Kid Scoop provides activity ideas that show teachers how to use all parts of the newspaper to teach a wide variety of subjects and skills.
Some teachers think that NIE is current events or journalism. An NIE program can be used for either of those subjects, but it is so much more. Newspapers are a teaching tool, not a subject. They are highly motivating materials that can be used to teach math, science, grammar, character education, reading comprehension, writing strategies, problem solving and so much more. — Vicki Whiting, former third grade teacher and founder of Kid Scoop.More than an In-Paper Feature
Kid Scoop provides teacher training, NIE consulting, NIE marketing materials, and more curriculum content.
I really like the layout. You have a complete page with very appealing topics that is not visually overwhelming to children with perceptual difficulties as well as mild to moderate dyslexic-type traits. Sectioning with color, line, and heading is an effective and useful tool for this type of child. It eases the effort to focus and visually organize so attention can more easily be spent on deriving meaning. Additionally, the use of simple symbols to illustrate text is a powerful way to assist in understanding and imprinting. — L. Perkins, Daily Athenian
