Magazines are texts that are subscribed to. The reader generally receives the issues on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, annually, etc.). Magazines are generally seen as a very leisurely read. The short articles offer the reader a quick insight to the latest events and issues. Magazine features (page numbers, table of contents, sections, pictures, etc) allow the reader to read only the things that interest them. The audience can be selective. This is what makes magazines popular, they are catchy to the audience. I grew up with magazines being in print form. I generally still prefer them that way. However, many magazine subscriptions are now digital. The preference is personal, but both would be useful in the classroom setting.
In the classroom, magazines provide students with a fun and entertaining way to get up to date information. Magazines attract students because of their pictures, their casual language, and their short and to the point. Students can also chose what to read based on what is interesting to them. Magazines come in many different forms, some academic or content specific and others are not. Students can read magazines with numerous different purposes in mind. If a teacher has a student that refuses to read, maybe a sports magazine or a beauty magazine would get them going. Students can also read to report. Students can use magazines as a reference for current information.
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| Highlights.com |
ASIN#: B00008IHFC
Publisher: Highlights for Children
Age: 6-12
Main Ideas/Themes:
- Can be purchased at different levels:
- Highlights Hello for ages 0-2
- High Five for ages 2-6
- Highlights for ages 6-12
- Highlights 6-12 is probably the most common.
- It features hidden picture scenes. Every issue has a busy, black and white picture that has hidden objects within it that the kids have to find
- There are engaging fiction and nonfiction stories. These entertaining stories will engage most students.
- There are also puzzles, experiments, and more. The magazine features a lot of brain-teasing as well.
- Highlights would be a great magazine to have in the classroom library.
- I don't think I would use it in a content area, but I think that students would enjoy having it in the classroom library. I can see it being a popular indoor recess alternative or students who finish their homework early.
- This magazine provides a fun and quick way for students to get their reading in.
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| National Geographic for Kids |
ASIN#: B000063XJL
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Main Ideas/Themes:
- Includes quizzes and writing exercises
- A great way to get kids reading
- World records are included
- Word searches
- Fun facts
- Great pictures
- The National Geographic for Kids has a great teacher site.
- http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/pathfinder/teachers.html
- Site includes projector editions to the magazine for whole class reading
- Also has videos and related content
- They also have an app that includes an interactive edition of the magazine. It includes videos and audio, more photos, interactive diagrams and graphics, expanded glossaries, and more
- I can definitely see this magazine being used for both content specific activities and for students to leisurely read.
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