Students who use newspapers in their classes tend to become adult newspaper readers. Newspaper use in classes increases students' interest in and knowledge of current events. Students who use newspapers in their classes tend to talk with their peers and their peers about what they read. Newspaper use increases student's vocabulary and word-recognition skills and, more importantly, reading comprehension. Students who use newspapers in class tend to score higher on standardized achievement tests.
Students overwhelmingly support newspaper use as a supplement to their textbooks.
Newspaper use in classes helps students learn how to read a newspaper effectively, how to use it for additional learning, and how to use it to solve problems because they recognize the service it provides. Newspaper use in classes helps students improve their arithmetic skills in real-life situations, particularly fractions, decimals, currency and averages. A Reference Book for Teachers and Librarians'' by Edward F. DeRoche, Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Diego. Tree Service Trucks Unfurn.