NAA Materials
Growing Lifelong Readers
A Study of the Impact of Student Involvement with Newspapers on Adult Readership Prepared for: The Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
First Things First:
Using the Newspaper to Teach the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment
The First Amendment is the cornerstone of our democracy. This 41 page teachers guide introduces the five freedoms of the First Amendment to students at all grade levels. Each freedom has one elementary level activity, one middle school activity and one high school activity. Created by the 2001 Newspaper Innovators in Education award winners, this guide is sure to be a hit with your teachers Perfect for Law Day, May 1. [PDF]
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 Unlike textbooks, which are several years outdated by the time they get into students´ hands, the newspaper comes alive with information.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]
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. 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]
MEASURING UP!
The Scope, Quality and Focus of Newspaper In Education Programs in the United States
In recent years, Newspaper In Education professionals have all shared a similar feeling: What we are doing is growing in importance, and the number of existing programs is multiplying. In various promotional pieces, you will see phrases such as "the growing numbers of NIE managers" or "the multitudes of NIE programs across the United States." The Newspaper Association of America Foundation, charged with actively supporting NIE programs throughout North America, found itself using the same phrases. Numbers show that more newspapers participate in NIE Week and utilize literacy tabloids, so efforts are paying off. But as for exact numbers, no one knew for sure. Now we know. [PDF]
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]
MegaSkills
Building Children´s Achievement for the Information Age
Getting What Your Children Need to Succeed. These eleven camera-ready, in-paper features highlight the 11 Mega Skills identified by Dr. Dorothy Rich of the Home and School Institute in Washington, DC. Each ad features one skill and shows how using the newspaper can help develop that skill. These ads are perfect for running on a regular basis or on those occasions when space in available. Download this set of ads today! [PDF]
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