These units will fit into journalism, history, and government courses. Lessons include math, social studies and language arts activities. A-plus News Activities are newspaper activities that span the curriculum and were developed for grades 3 through 9. The main goals of NIE are improving literacy rates and building a lifetime reading habit among children and adults. Newspapers are an excellent starting place to form reading habits because they provide articles on topics designed for many audiences.
Children are more likely to read the newspaper when they have role models who do so.
Teachers and parents who read and share newspaper articles teach their children to be interested in learning more about the world. Starting in September, The Daily Record Newspaper in Education program will provide newspapers for local teachers and students. Curriculum materials are given to teachers at no charge. NIE Office Hours Jeanne Browning, Newspaper In Education coordinator, is in the office 20 hours a week.