We describe a short (less than 50 minutes) activity using news articles from sources such as "Science Daily" to teach students the steps of the scientific method and the difference between primary and secondary literature sources. The flexibility in choosing news articles to examine allowed us to tailor the activity to the specific interests of…

This study investigated some linguistic errors committed by Jordanian EFL undergraduate students when translating news headlines in Jordanian newspapers from Arabic to English and vice versa. The data of the study was collected through a test composed of (30) English news headlines and (30) Arabic ones covering various areas of news occurring in a…

This paper examines the discursive structures employed in legitimizing the event of U.S. forces withdrawal from Iraq and identifies them in relation to linguistic features. It attempts to describe the relation between language use and legitimation discursive structures in depicting political events. The paper focuses on the political event of U.S.…

This study investigated newspaper coverage of Florida red tide blooms in four metropolitan areas of Southwest Florida during a 25-year period, 1987-2012. We focused on how journalists framed red tide stories with respect to environmental risk, health risk, and economic risk. We determined risk to be a key factor in this news coverage, being an…

This study explored how one third-grade teacher facilitated daily peer-led discussions around articles from a local newspaper. Two students were assigned to select and summarize an article, then lead a whole-class discussion with the teacher's help. The teacher differentially scaffolded engagement with newspaper articles, adaptively responding to…

Background: More than 52 countries make use of the "Newspapers in Education" programme. In the last 10 years, in Belgium, an application of the international programme Newspapers in Education has become a well-known way of stimulating adolescents to explore the political realm and challenge the way they think about and participate in…

Asserts that the varied publications of the Filipino-American press can provide valuable information on this cultural minority as well as on current affairs in the Phillipines. (KS)

Analysis of responses of 162 pairs of gifted-nongifted students, ages 6-10 years, revealed that gifted SS read the newspaper more, attend more to world and national news items, and are more concerned about war. Differences were also found in concern over educational matters and attention to governmental differences between the U.S. and other…

Bloomington, Indiana citizens and 19 members of the editorial staff of the "Herald-Telephone" were surveyed to determine whether the audience for news had the same notion of news value as those who decide what news will be available on any given day. The respondents were asked to list the events most important to them in 1981, on the…

Approximately 150 newsletters, newspapers, and other periodicals are cited in this bibliography of current sources of information about or directed toward North American Indians. One-sentence descriptions of content, ordering information, and frequency of publication are provided. The majority of the periodicals cited emphasize current events of…

The use of newspapers to develop reading skills and to build vocabulary is both experimentally sound and very inexpensive. (MM)

This Newspaper in Education Development Plan begins with a set of evaluation forms intended to help determine the direction of the Newspaper in Education (NIE) program. The plan covers all major aspects of NIE administration, promotion, and curriculum design. The plan encompasses the following areas: (1) "Establishing NIE Priorities";…

This collection brings together 58 news stories by professional reporters who wrote of their own involvement in newsworthy events. Part One, "Reporters Are Like All of Us and Can Be Newsworthy Too," features accounts written by reporters who were employed by newspapers that went out of business, were victims of crimes, were accused of…

Discusses the problems of teaching current events to primary grade students and suggests methods of instruction. Problems include determining areas of interest, levels of knowledge, extent of misconceptions, and ability to understand a given issue. Methods suggested are daily newspaper clippings, small group discussions, and opinion polls. (AM)