Reading News Papers A Good Habit
News paper reading is something that we all grow up with and it becomes a regular habit. For most of us the day begins with a hot steaming cup of tea or coffee and the day’s newspaper in front. When you scan the important news items of the day and then venture to read your favourite section of the paper.
The news paper is a window to the world. It keeps us informed about the news-both local, national and international-helping us to become aware of what is happening around us. Instructional material can be broadly classified into two groups-teaching materials and learning materials. In school the teacher can use the newspaper as an integral part of the daily teaching routine as children of all ages benefit from it.
The newspaper can also become a tool for students to use it independently at their own pace and this could lead to active learning. Newspapers can be classified as print media-along with magazines and books. It is necessary to inculcate the habit of reading the newspaper as this can develop the reading habit and also it helps to improve your communication skills. News paper reading enhances your general knowledge as the topics covered are wide ranging! politics, sports, business, cinema, cookery fashion or as the cliched phrase goes ‘everything under the sun’.
News papers can also promote higher level of thinking. Crosswords, editorials and in-depth, articles on a variety of topics not only provide you with information but also give you an opportunity to reflect on these issues, form your opinions and express them in letters to the editor which is a public writing forum.
Each newspaper has its own style of news and event coverage. Well known newspapers have a good style and the reader thus gets an opportunity to read the different styles, add more words to his vocabulary which is essential if you want to improve your language.
Though the television dominates our lives today and media coverage of all that is happening around you is instantly reported with visuals spanning the screen to give you graphics details, newspaper reading still holds a unique place in our daily routine.
