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Getting Started...
How does the NIE program work?
How often you use the Bradenton Herald depends on you, your class and your needs. Newspapers may be delivered weekdays as often as you choose. A once-a-week delivery schedule is popular, although many teachers opt for daily newspaper delivery. NIE is flexible to your needs and lesson plans.
Bradenton Heralds NIE program offers discounted newspapers to classrooms at a cost of only .125 cents per copy (half price). This may be paid in full or installments by a PO number or by a classroom sponsor(s). If no funds are available to you, Bradenton Herald will seek sponsors for your classroom.

How can a teacher get involved?
Contact Shari Wilson, the Herald's Education & Special Projects Manager, at 748-0411, ext. 5031. Or email: swilson@bradentonherald.com

Sponsorship Program

Getting to know your newspaper

Each edition of your Bradenton Herald covers the news, events and issues that affect students and the world in which they live. Whats more, the newspaper helps them relate what they learn in class to the real world outside school walls. If your students are not familiar with their daily newspaper, you might want to begin your study with the introductory activities listed below.


Introducing the newspaper

  • Ask students whether they read the newspaper regularly. Initiate discussion about the reasons they read or dont read the newspaper. What conclusions can they draw?

  • Introduce your newspaper by going through it section by section to see what it has to offer. Ask students the types of things they like to read about, then find a related story, advertisement or other feature in the newspaper. To familiarize students with each days newspaper, ask them to write a description of each section.

  • Test students on the newspaper terms found on page 15 by letting them use copies of the newspaper to try to figure out what some of the terms mean.

  • Scavenger hunts through the newspaper are a fun way to familiarize students with the newspaper.


  • Research Results
    A research study conducted by the School of Education at the University of San Diego supports the following conclusions:
    Newspaper use in reading classes improves reading achievement, particularly
    vocabulary development, retention, and reading comprehension. In one study, reading skills increased by two grade levels for students who used newspapers, as compared to those who used traditional methods. In another study, reading scores were consistently higher for 12 to 18-year-olds who used newspapers or a combination of newspapers and textbooks. In some cases, scores differed by as much as four grade levels after using newspapers in class.

     

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