In Botswana, it is common to hear the lament that there is no culture of reading. We aim to contribute to the development of more specific understanding of a culture of reading by reporting on information gathered from teachers who attended workshops we offered titled "Teachers as Readers AND Readers as Teachers: Creating Young Readers and…

Offers suggestions for making newspaper activities part of the reading curriculum. (FL)

Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on using newspapers to teach reading. (Author/RB)

Argues that a literate environment can be fostered by teachers requesting children to read the daily newspaper and encouraging them to badger their parents for subscriptions. (FL)

Describes several youth features (special newspaper supplements in daily newspapers around the United States that publish student writing) sponsored by the Newspapers in Education program. (SR)

Four contributors offer tips on (1) creating an elementary school newspaper, (2) reading aloud to children, (3) using the newspaper in the classroom, and (4) using a multisensory approach to teach reading disabled students. (FL)

Offers reports on a method for teaching letter sound recognition through the use of familiar tunes, a project in which students create question-and-answer exercises about reading selections, and a Minneapolis project in which events featured in the daily news are described on microfiche for children to read while riding the school bus. (HOD)

Describes a successful writing activity to help students become confident reporters for a classroom newspaper. Notes that this assignment incorporates several writing styles and literary devices. (MG)

Describes how freeform poetry can be created out of newspaper or magazine articles. Provides a sample student poem. (MM)

Describes the "ALERT" procedure, whereby teachers may combine the language experience approach with the use of radio, television, newspaper, and magazine advertisements in a strategy that is useful for developing critical thinking skills, even in very young students. (ARH)

Describes a learning activity that helps children learn to combine the journalistic writing style found in newspaper headlines with the story structure of novels. (MG)