Mississippi Students Take to the Airwaves

Publication: Starkville Daily News
Date: February 10, 2008

Summary: Twice a day, the voices of Mississippi's students and teachers hit the airwaves as part of the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute's Rural Voices Radio program.

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In its fourth year, Rural Voices Radio relies on teachers trained at the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute to go back into their classrooms, encouraging literacy and learning and teaching students how to write for radio.

Teachers submit their students' writings for review by a committee of teachers before selection for recording. Pieces are chosen based on how they will sound on the radio.

"Writing for radio is a lot different," said Emily Noble, Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute coordinator for literacy development and Rural Voices Radio.

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