Each year it seems to be that students are reading less and less. With extra curricular activities on school nights and weekends, students have time to complete their homework and beyond that many are not interested in reading for enjoyment or to further their own education. The article, 12 Ways to Learn Vocabulary With The New York Times, gives examples of ways students can use the newspaper to apply skills they are learning in school.
The 12 ways to use the newspaper can be done as individuals or as a family. It provides an exciting way for students to use a non-typical educational resource to improve and develop skills. These ideas can be used with any newspaper that is available to students.
I think that by using the newspaper for vocabulary activities will increase the interest in students. It doesn't require the use of the traditional textbook and helps to make learning interesting and fun.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/12-ways-to-learn-vocabulary-with-the-new-york-times/?nl=learning&emc=learninga2
Reading a newspaper is a great way to get students to read more and learn new vocabulary. I have talked with our school's English teacher and she actually attended a workshop last week about vocabulary. She told me that students need to be exposed to new words four different ways before they learn it. One way could be describing the word with a definition and another way could be creating a picture or image to depict the word. Reading words in books and in newspapers is another great exposure to vocab.
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