To help students develop skills of critical reading by teaching competence in newspaper reading. To provide educators with an economical, effective and exciting teaching vehicle for lessons in writing, history, mathematics, current events, consumer affairs, ecology and scores of other subjects and themes. To foster students' personal growth through the use of the newspaper to provide information, entertainment and skills necessary for modern life. They can be used for any grade level, kindergarten through adult, and for any subject. They help bridge the gap between the textbook and the real world.
Newspapers provide students with many opportunities to practice what they have learned in class.
Newspapers provide an abundance of interesting reading material on a daily basis. Newspaper-related activities enhance mastery of basic reading, writing and thinking skills. Newspapers bring lessons alive. The lessons are more likely to be retained and are more easily seen as relevant. With newspapers, learning is something that occurs both in and out of school.