Improving Student Reading, Writing with Newspaper-Based Instruction

Abstract

This Florida experiment shows both middle school and high school students improved in reading and writing as a result of 55-day program.

Verbal Skills and the Value of Scholastic Journalism

“…In fact, there are no significant differences between journalism and non-journalism students in pre-journalism GPAs, and, thus, the rise in SAT Verbal scores does not appear to be the result of bright students selfselecting journalism. These results can be added to the limited number of studies (e.g., Morgan & Dvorak, 1994;Palmer, Fletcher & Shapley, 1994) that provide causal evidence that journalism participation may enhance verbal skills. It is interesting to note that there are no differences between journalism and non-journalism students for SAT Math scores, a finding that contrasts with the JEA finding that journalism students scored lower than non-journalism students.…”

“…These studies include Morgan and Dvorak's (1994) study of Alaskan schools (n=85) and the present work. Palmer, Fletcher, and Shapley (1994) used both beforeand-after methods and had a relatively large sample, but examined a program that only involved newspaper reading and not full journalism participation, A larger study that incorporates beforeand-after measures on students who engage in full-scale journalism programs is in order.…”

“…found that journalism education provided students with important life skills. Jao (1988) found that scholastic journalism enhanced student investigative reporting techniques, and Palmer, Fletcher, and Shapley (1994) presented impressive results demonstrating that using newspapers as part of a reading curriculum can significantly improve writing skills. Dvorak (1989) failed to prove that participation on high school newspaper or yearbook staffs led to higher grades in freshman college English and a higher overall freshman grade point average, but he found instead that the ACT composite score JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION EDUCATOR 66 was a good predictor of first collegiate English grades.…”

Newspaper Reading Habits Among Postgraduate Students of Periyar University, Tamil Nadu

“…Which covers students from social science, science, humanities, and arts streams for the academic year 2017 to 2018. Furthermore, the study focuses on leading dailies such as Dhinathanthi, Dinamalar, Dinakaran, The Hindu (Tamil), Dinamani, Malaimalar, Malaimurasu, and some of the English dailies which includes The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, Business Line, Times of India, and Indian Express, which are being subscribed in central library of Periyar University, Salem [8][9][10]. Some of the objectives of this study are to:…”

The Effects of Genre Writing on Korean High School Learners’ English Writing Abilities and Learning Motivation according to the Degree of English Writing Anxiety

“…As an alternative to the current situation, numerous studies have shown that English learning activities based on genre writing have a positive effect on learners' English writing ability and affective areas. English Newspapers in Education (ENIE) can be pointed out as a specific activity (Albiladi, 2019;DeRoche, 1991;Freeman & Holden, 1986;Gilmore, 2007;Little & Singleton, 1991;Palmer, Fletcher, & Shapley, 1994). For instance, Brown and Lee (2015) argued that through ENIE, cultural/literature backgrounds were dealt with, reading and writing were connected, authentic writings were offered, and conventions of writing were provided.…”