FOR PARENTS
We’re helping teachers overcome barriers and introduce Growing a Reader
innovative ways of teaching kids not only to read but
reading the newspaper in their classrooms.
Kids Life is a teaching tool used to give students a boost
in their reading skills. Research shows that when children
become good readers in their early years, they are more
likely to remain better learners throughout their school
years.
For teachers, Kids Life offers a special attraction. It can
Like learning how to play a guitar or swing a bat,
learning to read takes practice. The more a child reads,
the better he/she gets. It’s that simple. Along the way,
young readers need coaches, like you the parent! Help
them through rough spots and cheer their successes.
One great way to expand your child's background
knowledge would be to read and discuss news found in
Kids Life with them. If your child sees you reading a
be used to enhance skills in reading, writing, listening,
speaking, math, social studies and science. Critical
thinking is the natural outgrowth of using a newspaper
to learn. Unlike textbooks, which are several years
outdated by the time they get into students' hands, the newspaper regularly, you are already tacitly encouraging
her reading skills. She will see that you value and enjoy
reading and will begin to learn why, what and how
people read.
newspaper comes alive with information. The newspaper
expands the curriculum with an unlimited amount of
information to use as background for learning activities. Kids Life is being offered as a free printed newspaper,
which means, you would need to ensure your child
receives an issue each week from our newsstand’s
located nationwide or at school.
These activities will help students improve their skills in
reading and writing. These skills are among the ones
they will practice: how to find the main idea, how to
increase vocabulary, how to compare readings, how to
form sentences, how to ask a good question and how to
write a great summary. They will employ many critical
thinking skills as they are required to interact with the
authentic material found in the newspaper.
IN SCHOOLS