Tutor In-Service Modules
Using the Newspaper with Your Students

This module contains information and resources for both tutors and literacy program managers. Tutors can use the tips and teaching materials to guide their students to use a wonderful, up-to-date and cheap resource--the daily newspaper. Literacy program managers can download resources here to lead a tutor in-service session on the newspaper.

Tutor Resources

While many of our students will be very familiar with using a newspaper, some will not. It's best not to assume anything. Click here to read (and print) tips for using the newspaper in a learning environment. This article was originally written for K-12 students, but is relevant to adult students, also.

Click here to read (and print) ideas for use in tutoring sessions and classrooms. Some are suitable for one-on-one sessions; some are better in group settings.

There are a number of free online newspapers available that are suitable for adult literacy and ESOL students. Click here to view links and descriptions of the newspaper sites.

LVL tutors: After reading the above resources, select a newspaper activity to use with your student(s). Please click here and write about which activity you have chosen and why. Then click "Send" to send the message to Literacy Volunteers. A staff member will read your response and contact you. After you try the activity in your lesson, please let us know how it went. Email us at criley@lowcountryliteracy.org. We may want to share your successes and ideas here to encourage other tutors. Completing this module fulfills Literacy Volunteer's requirement for annual tutor re-certification. Thanks for participating.

Program Manager Resources

Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry has presented "Using the Newspaper with Your Students" as an in-person session for tutors. You will need the files found above under Tutor Resources. You will also need to click here to download a teaching plan for that session. Click here to download the Activity Strips that are called for in the plan. You will also need a copy of Pull--Project for Unique Learners in Literacy, available from New Readers Press. This is a great resource for adult literacy programs in general and contains several good activities that feature the newspaper.

Please feel free to comment on the module and offer suggestions. Email us at info@lowcountryliteracy.org.