Students in Linda LeDay’s fourth-grade GATE class at Dr. Antonio Bañuelos Elementary enjoy the Baytown Sun’s Newspapers In Education program, which allows them to benefit from lessons related to reading, writing, content area subjects and character development. Pictured are (back from left) Krystal Murillo, Valeria Reyna, (front, from left) Damien Morales and Cade Rector.
Dylan Starr (back) and Angie Mendez Orozco, fourth-grade students in Linda LeDay’s GATE class at Dr. Antonio Bañuelos Elementary, use newspapers through the Baytown Sun’s Newspapers In Education program to connect with the world and to enhance their literacy skills.
By Linda LeDay
Newspapers in the classroom is a valuable teaching tool. Students can benefit from newspaper lessons related to reading, writing, content area subjects and character development. The students in my class are using newspaper to connect to our language arts lesson by reading an array of articles that focus on our classroom literacy skills. Newspapers are a strong motivator for students to connect with the world today. In addition, students love being able to understand and read current news and there is something to interest every student in our local newspaper. The use of newspapers in my classroom enables meaningful and interesting communication.