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Stop the presses! Summer vacation has arrived. Summer is a great time to relax, get in some extra exercise and fun, and keep your brain active. There is no better way to exercise your mind than by reading. The St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education (NIE) staff want to help motivate you. With the help of our generous sponsors, the Tampa Bay Rays , Helios Foundation and Data Balance, and our partnership with the libraries in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas counties, NIE will help you keep your brain cells active while having a great time and winning some cool prizes.

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Parents:

Sure our summer reader program is fun for kids, but here is the best reason to participate: research has shown that student performance on standardized tests is improved by using the newspaper as a reading resource and that the combined use of the newspaper in school and at home brings an even greater increase in test scores. We know that children learn best when parents are interested and involved in their education.

Many parents have found that using the newspaper is an easy, enjoyable way to read, talk and think together with their children. Seeing a parent read the newspaper every day motivates a child to want to do the same – read and learn.

Click here for some fun family activities.

Check out the following Web sites for helpful parent tips:

Department of Education - http://ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Reading is Fundamental –http://rif.org
Public Broadcasting Service Parents Web site –http://pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage
Reading Rockets –http://readingrockets.org
National Center for Learning Disabilities – http://ncld.org, click on “Parent Center"

 

Teachers:

Are you looking for a creative way to charge up your summer school classroom? If so, you may want to check out the electronic edition of the St. Petersburg Times for your classroom. Join the thousands of Tampa Bay area teachers who already have discovered the value of using the St. Petersburg Times with their students. No matter what subject you teach, the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education program can provide you with classroom subscriptions to the Times AND exciting educational activity supplements to use with the newspaper. Best of all, the newspapers and supplements are provided FREE of charge!

Students love computers, and now they can learn with the St. Petersburg Times, just as it appears in the printed edition, from the convenience of their computer in school and at home. Teachers - simply sign up for the e-Edition and you’ll have daily access to an electronic version of the newspaper. You will be saving trees, avoiding newspaper pileup and making learning more interactive and exciting for your students.

The e-Edition is an exact digital replica of the printed paper. The complete paper – including every article, photograph and advertisement, even the crossword puzzle – is automatically delivered to your computer. Plus, you have online access to NIE curricula, St. Petersburg Times archive, e-mail notification by key word and the ability to keep your students’ interests.

Reading increases vocabulary, writing skills and knowledge of the world around us. What better way to increase knowledge about the world than by reading newspapers? What better way to make this reading more interactive than by using the electronic edition?

For information about how to receive your free classroom subscription to the Times and accompanying teaching materials, call 727-893-8138 or 800-333-7505, ext. 8138 or visit tampabay.com/nie