Reading First: Research-Based Reading Instruction Using the Newspaper
Based on the US Dept. of Educationâs Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, a report on successful research-based reading instruction, this guide focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills using the newspaper.

The author, Dr. Darla Shaw, is recognized in NIE circles for her Frameworks guide, written for Mass. and CT state language arts standards.  This NIEI-produced guide is a great fit with the national education movement's focus on researched-based reading concepts.

Reading First, NIE!
(NAA) Another research-based curriculum guide for teachers and NIE coordinators that also provides ideas for parents to use at home as well as information about national trends in reading instruction. The newspaper-based activities suggested are meant to supplement and enrich each of the five elements recommended by the National Reading Panel.

Thoughtful Literacy Using the Newspaper
This cutting edge guide was written by Dr. Darla Shaw. It is based on the work of Drs. Richard Allington and Peter Johnston, leaders of the Center for English Learning and Achievement/University of Albany (CELA) research team that is studying effective classrooms. In examining teacher practice, theyâve identified a set of core teaching characteristics that tend to foster thoughtful literacy and the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information effectively:

• Managed choice
• Multi-source curriculum
• Multi-task learning
• Meaningful classroom discussion

Visit the CELA web site for more information at:

• http://cela.albany.edu/newslet/spring00/fostering.htm
• http://cela.albany.edu/newslet/spring00/spring00.pdf