PBS: View, Do and Read Together

Monica Pangaio

WELCOME PARENTS!

• 3-part workshop series designed to improve literacy skills of children 4-8

• Free materials and a chance to win prizes

• Eligible for free membership to Telebear’s Cub Club

• Hands on crafts• Exciting hands on presentation from a

local community partner• Refreshments

Workshop 3 Objectives

Understand how children learn to read.

Learn what the research says about our brain(what it needs, how it develops, and how it works).

Learn more tips to keep your youngster reading.

“Good" TV versus "Bad" TV

Work with the person next to you to construct a list of children’s shows.

Place each program in the proper column based on whether you feel the program is good or bad for your child.

You may have different opinions…talk about why you put a program in the column you did.

Guidelines for Rating Children's Television p.49

TV is a problem when It occupies too much of your child’s time. It teaches things you feel you have to

“unteach”. It exposes children to violence. It models gender, racial, or cultural

stereotypes. It encourages children to think they need

to buy certain products.

Guidelines for Rating Children's Television p.49

TV-Y……appropriate for all children TV-Y7….most appropriate for 7+ TV-G…..not a children’s show but

appropriate for all ages TV-PG…parental guidance suggested TV-14….parents strongly cautioned TV-MA...mature audience only

V-Chip

Technology in your TV that can block certain programs based on their ratings.

As of 1/2001, all new TV’s will have this technology.

Why Not Just Turn it Off?

Why not ban it? TV’s are everywhere. Provides us with footage we

would not otherwise see. Should they watch TV in

school? Structured environment may

support learning. Does TV keep kids from

reading? W really don’t know if it

prevents kids from reading but we do know it can help develop pre-reading skills

Will TV turn kids into zombies? There is no

research to support this.

Where do children learn to watch TV? From the

adults around them.

Put Reading First: Steps in Learning to Read

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics Instruction

Fluency Instruction.

Vocabulary Instruction.

Text Comprehension.

Phonemic Awareness

Ability to hear, ID, and manipulate sounds.

Phonics Instruction

Helps children to learn the relationship between the letter of written language and sounds of spoken language.

Fluency Instruction

Fluency is reading a text accurately and quickly.

Non-Fluent Brown/ Bear brown/ Bear what/ Do/ You see/

Fluent Brown bear/ Brown bear/ What do you see

Vocabulary Instruction

Words we must know to communicate effectively.

Oral vocab reading vocab.

New vocabulary is learned from reading, listening to others, especially adults and through direct instruction.

Text Comprehension

Understanding what is being read.

Continues to develop throughout childhood.

Reading comprehension strategies like retelling, summarizing, etc. do help.

Brain Research and Tips

Brain Facts

1. Weighs about 3 pounds.2. Uses 20% of our energy.3. Consumes 1/5 of our Oxygen through blood.4. Needs 8 glasses of water for optimal

functioning.5. Needs leafy green veggies, nuts, lean meats,

salmon, fruit, vitamins, water, and yogurt.6. 75% of brain growth is complete by age 3.7. Caffeine changes the way the brain works.8. Constantly changes from birth to old age.

What we learn and remember after one month…

14% of what we hear 22% of what we see 30% of what we watch others do 42% of what we must do on a

regular basis 72% of what is linked to an

experience 83% of what is performed as a

challenging activity 92% of what we teach others

Tips for reading and the best learning environment…

Have a positive attitude.

Read frequently with your child.

Remove stress. Encourage your

child to eat healthy.

Provide natural light or a well-lit room.

Use finger tracking. Have child read at

a table rather than the floor or couch.

Limit reading/study time to 40 minutes.

Summer Reading?

The number of books read in the summer is consistently related to academic gains.

Reading is the doorway to all other learning.

Those who do not read over the summer slid backwards in their reading skills and achievement.

The more children read, the better their fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Tonight’s learning triangle

View: Sesame Street Episode # 4060

Read: K is For Kissing a Cool Kangaroo

Do: Create an activity together.

Learning Triangles to GO

Each month, complete 2 learning triangles and send them to PBS in the envelopes (Don’t forget your VDR identification number).

Upon receipt, PBS will send your child a free book.

All instructions are in your purple folder!

Tonight’s learning triangle

View: Between the Lions: Zoop Zoop

Read: Where’s My Teddy

Do: Create a Monster Mask.