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Using USA TODAY in your ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS curriculum

USA TODAY's bold color and visuals accompany articles that are clear and concise - combining words and graphics that engage students in the world of reading. Vocabulary increases and writing skills improve as students learn to read, comprehend and compare writing in the News, Money, Sports and Life sections of the newspaper.

Connecting standards to USA TODAY

To effectively utilize these types of activities in your curriculum, order a discounted classroom set of USA TODAY newspapers which comes with a daily lesson plan featuring corresponding activities.

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Breathing New Life into Reading and Learning Using USA TODAY
USA TODAY has helped us breathe new life into reading and learning. Students feel very grown up when they read their newspaper. Teachers find that the lesson plan focuses on higher order questioning and problem solving activities. At Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School USA TODAY gives us a chance to bring current reading into our classroom. "
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Nancy Welday
Reading Resource Teacher
Language Arts Department Head
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High

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