NEWSprint
... a unique & versatile weekly English
Literacy resource....
High interest news items, rewritten for English, English Literacy and ESOL students.
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| Features: |
| High interest, low vocab |
| Extension for juniors |
| Non-condescending remediation for older & adult learners |
| Excellent material for gifted and talented younger students |
| Excellent material for ESOL and English Literacy students |
| Excellent stand-alone material for relief teachers |
| Excellent homework material |
| Fresh each week |
| Complements PROBE© Reading Assessment materials |
| Inexpensive - $NZ4.50 per week gives an unlimited site licence! |
| Substantial discounts available for longer discounts |
| Payment in any one of 16 different currencies |
| Able to be posted on server for schoolwide access |
| Mid-English accent, English-English spellings |
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| Each issue contains: |
Six separate current events news articles, (written from a
"global village" perspective) |
Critical thinking questions |
| Writing challenges (2 different levels) |
Research questions (2 different levels) |
Safe, relevant internet research links for each article |
| "Green hat" creative activity option |
Extension questions |
Crosswords (2 different levels) |
Word Searches (2 different levels) |
Alphanumeric Sudoku Puzzles (2 levels) |
| Geography map work exercise |
General knowledge quiz |
| Teacher/tutor pages with all the answers |
| More features: |
Encourages/rewards reading |
Easy PC/Mac downloadable PDF format |
| Reusable/Easily archived |
Stimulates decoding skills - useful pronunciation key |
Introduces newspaper conventions |
Utilises reliable Dolch 220 and NZCER 300 Basic Sight Word Lists |
Success/achievement orientated |
Easy PC/Mac downloadable PDF format |
| Reusable/Easily archived |
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