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. While adaptable to all skill levels, newspapers are also important and credible, making the perfect text for remedial and reluctant learners. In a child's eyes, newspapers do not carry the social stigma often associated with remedial material. Newspapers and Critical Thinking Long recognized as a resource for middle and high school social studies, the daily newspaper is an outstanding resource for primary and elementary teachers.
Students can learn both reading and writing fundamentals through the comics and headlines.
Active young learners can cut, paste and color the newspaper and use clippings for portfolios and bulletin boards. Advertisements are a great resource to learn basic math skills. It records history as it happens, reported completely and objectively. Information will be the most valuable commodity in the 21st century. It is crucial that students develop the ability to gather, analyze, evaluate, and criticize information.