Newspapers can be inexpensive and useful tools in the literacy classroom, but newspapers written for native English speakers are not always appropriate for English-as-as-Second-Language (ESL) students. Adapting the newspaper to classroom instruction is a natural way to introduce students to cultural and linguistic concepts. The newspaper can be used for ESL students at all proficiency levels. Many practitioners have compiled detailed and level-appropriate lists of classroom activities for using the newspaper as text. The newspaper industry itself is providing materials for use in adult literacy classrooms. These efforts involve using the newspaper as curriculum. Nationally, newspaper groups have encouraged their local newspapers to develop literacy projects and coalitions. On a local level, newspaper groups cover literacy activities, provide free advertising space, and establish community-wide coalitions. Newspapers, a cultural and community constant in American life, can help newcomers acquire literacy skills and useful information at the same time. (VWL) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)