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As well as being informative Back It lttl Page I Newspapers can help students practice reading skills at home The newspaper can have a tremendous impact on adults and children alike cholas Cnscuolo supervisor of reading for the New Haven Connecticut Public School He adds thai the newspaper can also have a desirable learning impact on children Cnscuolo a member of the Board of Director of the member International Reading Association notes that a series of studies conducted by the Newspaper Advertising Bu reau in found that the use of the newspaper in school in creases student knowledge about current events as well as other important information He adds that teachers have found the newspaper to have a broad based appeal to children of various ages Availability is a key factor in whether a student will read the newspaper stresses cuolo Forl2io yearlds percent of those who live in a home receiving the tjewswpcr will read whereas only per cent of the studenu will read it if a home does out get the Improve reading akin Since reading achievement is such a high priority in our schools today the use of the newspaper to practice reading skills at home is more important than ever Once the newspaper enters the home parents can do a great deal to capitalize on the news paper potential for boosting reading skills says The newspaper provides marry opportunities for parents to help their children grow in reading ability Tip for parent Cnscuolo recommends the following ways or parents to use the newspaper with their children Pick out an interesting cle front the newspaper As you aie preparing supper tell your child that you arc busy ask him or her to read the article to you Garage tales are often ad vertised in the paper Ask your child to list some upcoming ga rage sales in chronological or der detail tig where they will be held Using a map of roe area encourage your youngster io lo cate me streets on which these garage sales will take place Classified ads often in elude abbreviations for familiar words your child to make a list of these abbrevia tions and try to figure out the words from the context of the ads Molt children like going to the movies Ask your child to clip out four or five ads for movies that be or she would to see Encourage your Discuss the ratings assigned to the movies such as or PC before deciding whether to tee a particular movie If the movie is based on a book en courage your child to readme book in addition Kneeing the Children enjoy seeing their names in the newspaper Ask your child to select one is sue of interest which Is dis cussed in a newspaper editorial Find out if the youngster agrees or disagrees with the Haiti child write Then ask the child to write letter aboui this issue and send it to the newspaper Chances are toat it will be printed m the Letters to the Editor column Matching captions with pictures Is an appealing home activity out some pictures from the newspaper and put their accompanying captions aside Ask your child to Took at each picture and tell you what is happening fort Alto the child has described a few pictures in this way have the youngster read the actual caption for each picture and compare it to his or her version Have your child mark speech arti cle using different colored pencils For example your child can underline all the ac tion words a red pencil circle all describing words with a green pencil and so on Ask you child to select someone to the news such u Reggie Jackson Margaret Thatcher or Robin Williams and follow their activities by cupping out articles about them and compiling a Children can also be guided to read the biographies of these known people in books magazines As you write your grocery 1st divide it sections such and Cereals Then ask your child to scour the advertise- meats and clip out at least three different ads for these items putting them in the correct cate gory This will sharpen skills and it also trarhn the Child to compare prices and become a wise consumer Recipes arc a natural for helping your child learn to follow printed directions Let your child help when you de cide to bake a cake can vege tables or prepare dinner Ask your chdd to gamer the necessary ingredients and fol low the recipe You can super vise to make sure the youngster is property following the steps outlined in recipe Literacy can receive a sub stantial boost through the use of newspaper concludes Cnscuolo value Since so many homes sub- scribe to the newspaper parents can take full advantage of educational value by doing the newspaperrelated activities senbed above These activities will rein force reading and tion skills and foster a literate environment at the same time Timely tips for college students Seiko It ha Mark to read Roman numeral on a white dial Itinera For mm wish a hectic schedule Center watch I a must II hai analog unit readout for a simultaneous display f lmr wo time sane an alarm pin hourly time aignal- econd accuracy laydate feature gold tone 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