Preschool Children’s Literacy Scores Improve through Classroom Integration of PBS KIDS Media and Professional Development Curricula (January 25, 2010)

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... Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Explore PBS by topic... Arts & Drama History Home & Hobbies Life & Culture News & Views Science & Nature PBS News [ Back to Press Releases ] Preschool Children’s Literacy Scores Improve through Classroom Integration of PBS KIDS Media and Professional Development Curricula A new study conducted by Education Development Center, Inc. and SRI International demonstrates measurable improvement in a preschool child’s literacy skill development when participating in a media-rich PBS KIDS Raising Readers literacy curriculum combined with professional development, in comparison to students who did not use the research-based public media tools. The research evaluated content and interactive games from Super Why!, Between the Lions and Sesame Street in 80 preschool classrooms with 398 children from low-income f ...» Next (HTML)