Many of your students have never traveled outside their neighborhood or town. For these students, newspapers provide a view of the world around them and all the opportunities it offers. Advanced students can analyze issues by reading the editorial page, while students who need to reinforce the basics can practice sequencing skills by reading news articles or the comic strips. This type of individual instruction can be applied in all subjects - science, geography, math, language arts, or social studies. Becoming daily newspaper readers gives students a broad outlook and the skills and information essential to lead productive adult lives.
Newspapers bridge the gap between textbooks and the real world.
The more relevant the lesson, the more quickly and eagerly they learn and retain information. Teaching with newspapers allows students to connect real world events with the ideas you're presenting, encouraging a higher level of class participation and discussion. For example, science and math come alive when students read about snowstorms, space flights, and football games. Newspapers and Individual Instruction Students learn at different rates and in different ways. Textbooks often do not take individual skill levels into account.