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Ask the Experts
Expert: Lettie K. Albright, Ph.D.
During the month of March, Dr. Lettie Albright answered your questions about reading across content areas!
Read her response to question 4 below.
Question 4:
I am a first grade teacher at a school with a very little money to spend. In my previous teaching experience, I used supplemental magazines such as Scholastic's magazine and Ranger Rick magazine to introduce new subjects to my students. At my current school, we cannot afford to purchase these types of extras. Can you suggest inexpensive alternatives?
Response from Dr. Albright:
Dear First-Grade Teacher,
Good for you for using a variety of materials to supplement your curriculum! Luckily, many of these magazines have associated websites that provide some of the same features found in the magazines. For example, the National Wildlife Federation, which publishes Ranger Rick, has a super website at http://www.nwf.org/kids/. Also, try searching the World Wide Web for more features on your topic.
Other sources may include items about your topic in newspapers and magazines aimed at the general population. Even if your students can't read the item themselves, they can benefit from you reading it to them! Often, the publications will also include a "kids' page" that might contain information about your topics.
Remember to scour garage sales, library book sales, and used bookstores for inexpensive books. Some schools even hold their own garage sales (and talent shows, etc.) to earn money to buy books and magazine subscriptions. Commercial Book Clubs (such as Scholastic) also award points for orders submitted, and teachers can use them to buy materials for their classrooms.
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