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About Newspapers in Education

Newspapers In Education (NIE) is a nationwide program whose purpose is to increase literacy of children by using the newspaper as a teaching tool. More than 700 newspapers in the US & Canada participate in the NIE program throughout the school year.

The Statesville R&L NIE program provides teachers with newspapers for their classroom each week, access to lesson plans in conjunction with the newspaper and serialized stories published in the newspaper at no cost to the teachers or the students. The Statesville R&L absorbs the costs of printing & distributing the newspapers for the program and relies on support from area businesses so educators may participate in the program at no cost.

Promote literacy and reading

Join with the community to help promote literacy and reading in our local schools!

The Statesville R&L and Mooresville Tribune, strong believers in education, have implemented Newspapers in Education to promote literacy and reading in our local schools.

We provide the papers at the lowest possible education rate and with your donations; every student can receive the newspaper at no cost to them. By becoming a partner in our Newspapers in Education program your donation will help students to develop their reading ability, increase their social awareness, build character, enrich their civic education, and so much more.

Along with knowing that you are making an investment in your community, there are several other benefits related to corporate sponsorship. The benefits include: increased public recognition, enhanced public image and acknowledgement in the Statesville R&L and Mooresville Tribune.

Together we can make a difference in the quality of the education our children receive. Your donation will allow students and teachers access to the only textbook that is updated daily “the newspaper.”

Download a sponsorship packet (PDF) or contact NIE Coordinator Lori Snow by e-mail or call (704) 761-2964.

How families can support NIE

Vacation newspapers

Donate your vacation newspapers – when you temporarily stop home delivery of the The Statesville Record & Landmark while you’re away, you can donate your papers to the NIE program.

Donate during the next Roundup

When you pay your next bill round off to the next dollar. The extra few cents will be used to buy newspapers for the schools. You will never miss it, but it all adds up for NIE.

Get newspapers in your classroom

Teachers and schools interested in receiving free papers can download an order form (PDF).

How do you use the R&L E-edition? Download helpful tips (PDF).

USA Weekend Teachers Guides

Lesson plans
- All Together Now - an activity guides that looks at the role the newspaper can play in developing children's literacy skills in a multicultural society.
- Citizens Together - a learning guide that focuses on the Bill of Rights.
- Creating a Classroom Newspaper - a teachers' guide designed for five days of instruction that allows your class to practice, prepare and create its own newspaper.
- First Things First - a newspaper activity guide that teaches the freedoms of the First Amendment.
- From Writers to Readers - an activity guide that is designed to be used in either a Writer's program or a traditional writing curriculum.
- Give Them the Keys - This guide has 10 lessons accompanied by reproducible student activity pages.
- Just Think - a newspaper activity guide that focuses on the development of higher-level thinking skills in children.
- Keep It Real - Students of all ages like learning about the real world, and real-world reading requires the ability to read and understand informational text.
- By the Numbers - a teaching guide that uses the everyday activities of cooking, travel, working, shopping and moving from place to place to teach math skills.
- Megaskills - an 11-part series based on building children's achievement for the information age incorporating the following topics: Confidence, Motivation, Effort, Responsibility, Initiative, Perseverance, Caring, Teamwork, Common Sense, Problem Solving and Focus.
- N The News - a set of eight curriculum units that encompass lesson plans, subject content, activities and assessment tools, designed to utilize the daily newspaper as a teaching tool in the journalism classroom.
- Newspapers Maintain the Brain - a teachers' guide to enhance basic skills.
- Newspapers Now - This guide provides a variety of lessons and activities to help students develop their comprehension and research skills.
- Now I Get It! - This guide provides a variety of lessons and activities to help students develop their comprehension skills. The materials are for both middle and high school students and special activities are included for elementary students.
- Press Ahead! - a teaching tool and a planning guide for creating a student newspaper. As a teaching tool, it provides background on the different sections and elements of a newspaper.
- Reading First NIE! - a teaching supplement for Reading First, No Child Left Behind Act 2001. Covers activities for children Pre-K through Grade 5 in these five areas: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Text Comprehension
Activity sheets
Teaching tips

Fundraising

Looking for a great way to raise hundreds of dollars for your school or club? The Statesville R&L has a fundraising program geared toward making money for your group with the option of rewarding the group member with money of their own!

Simply ask parents, family and neighbors to subscribe to their local paper. The Statesville R&L is filled each day with the local news, current events, editorials, specials from local businesses and valuable coupons. It is useful and valuable.

For more details, download the fundraising letter (PDF).