YOUTHLINE USA Inc. provides value-added educational and entertainment multimedia products and services to meet the school, library, and home markets' needs. The company is currently building a unique, safe, secure, and productive Internet-based educational service for K-12 teachers, librarians, parents, and, of course, students and children.
YOUTHLINE USA - a weekly newspaper for kids
Since 1997, the core product offering of YOUTHLINE USA Inc. has been its weekly newspaper geared for children ages eight to 13. The newspaper fosters reading, writing, and creative thinking by presenting the news in an age-appropriate and age-sensitive manner. Each issue consists of 12 to 16 pages of interesting and timely articles on a variety of topics, including world and national news, sports, politics, economics, science, health, and computersalways in an eye- and mind-catching manner. By covering both national and international news, the YOUTHLINE USA newspaper connects hundreds of thousands of children across the nation, while simultaneously introducing them to different cultures around the world.
YOUTHLINE USA - Web site
The YOUTHLINE USA Web site contains all of the materials in the weekly newspaper, in addition to daily headlines, additional articles, links to useful sites containing additional information and resources, games and activities for kids, and in general provides a natural adjunct to the print medium. Our goals in creating the Web site are: (1) to encourage kids to use both print and electronic media in tandem as a natural means of finding out about the world and current events; (2) to develop research and reading skills by making it easy for kids to obtain additional information on topics of importance; (3) to give kids the opportunity at home to involve their parents and guardians in school activities that are both fun, entertaining, and educational; (4) to give teachers instant access to lesson plans and additional resources tailored to their specific needs; (5) to provide a safe, monitored environment that still suggests the breadth and depth of the online experience.
Lesson Stop - Web site for teachers
Lesson Stop is a dedicated resource for teachers located on the YOUTHLINE USA Web site. In addition to convenient lesson plans dedicated to each issue of the newspaper, Lesson Stop includes links to additional sources of useful information, suggestions for games and activities, as well as information regarding upcoming articles and regular featuresall with an aim towards maximizing the teacher's ability to put YOUTHLINE USA to effective use in the classroom.
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