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Steve XXXXX Sociology Article 3 Sesame Street and the Death of Reading was an interesting article to read The author explains many who actually sit down and watch the program see no educational gain for their children It teaches kids how to read in some areas of the program but it doesnt teach these things that are needed most when learning to read language active reflection persistence and internal control Sesame Street teaches words numbers etc only for a short one minute time frame on the program Im sure the kid will remember the word for a while but in order for growing brains to learn is to repeat what it is being taught - something that Sesame Street does not do Since the learning period is so short teachers are blaming kids short attention span and low listening skills to Sesame Street This program is kind of like commercials that play all day for the world to see What you see is what you get What you want is what sells The Childrens Television Workshops philosophy is what kids watch is what sells formative rather than evaluating its real educational outcomes normative The author did a great job on pointing out the main factors on why Sesame Street is not the way to go program for children especially ones aged beyond preschool and kindergarten I thought it was interesting that the author said that the visual events noises and slapstick comedy emphasize a trouble in view of the fact that both disadvantaged children and those with learning disabilities have difficulty using verbal strategies for processing information When you learn in the class there is hardly ever any comedy to it like there is on Sesame Street I remember watching Sesame Street when i was little All of those short breaks of learning letters and numbers I already knew I thought it was easy and I liked the way they presents the letternumber
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