Newspapers Give People Knowledge and Guidance

“Newspapers Give People Knowledge and Guidance” – that’s the theme 12-year-old Jonathan Johannemann of Kinnelon, N.J., used in his winning design for the cover of the 2007 NAA Foundation Literacy Day Tabloid.

The young artist makes an excellent point, notes Jim Abbott, vice president of the NAA Foundation.

“In one package, newspapers offer everything people need to become informed, educated citizens of the world,” he says. “They truly are the textbook for life. Virtually any subject can be connected to and taught using the newspaper. It’s the educational tool for students of all ages.”

With that in mind, the NAA Foundation engaged the National Center for Family Literacy to contribute the content for the 20-page special section and the nine in-paper features that supplement it. Stories and activities in the Literacy Day Tabloid are designed to be enjoyed by the whole family.

The NAA Foundation produces the Literacy Day Tabloid annually in conjunction with International Literacy Day on Sept. 8. However, the content can be used throughout the year as space and resources permit. Everything is available free of charge courtesy of a grant from Idearc Media (www.idearc.com), publisher of the Verizon Yellow Pages and home of Superpages.com.

To order your 2007 Literacy Day Tabloid CD, which features black-and-white and color materials (both Quark and PDF files), fill out the form below today!

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