Educators see tremendous
potential in captioned TV because most adults and children who
have reading problems want to watch TV, and TV programs with
captions create an exciting environment for the written word.
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Patricia S. Koskinen and Robert M. Wilson. University of Maryland, |
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Have You Read Any Good TV Lately?
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More
than 20 years of research conducted by the National Captioning Institute
and others has shown that children and adults with visual, auditory
and other learning styles can improve their literacy skills by viewing
television programming with captions. Captioned television programs
create a rich learning environment by allowing students to hear the
words, see the words as captions and experience the meaning of the words
by watching the images on the TV screen. This multi-sensory educational
approach to reading comprehension has been found to be beneficial by
reading and special education teachers as a way to motivate slow or
reluctant readers, students with
learning disabilities and individuals learning English as
a second language.
In an effort to encourage
the use of captioning as an educational tool, NCI and Inclusion Incorporated,
the Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that prepared the publication
for NCI, has made the 36-page Using Captioned Television in Reading
and Literacy Instruction available to
all elementary, middle and high schools; special education programs;
English as a Second Language (ESL) programs; and other learning institutions
where reading education and comprehension courses are provided.
The
manual was created to provide teachers and parents with specific information
on how to use captioned television as an essential part of reading and
literacy programs, offers in-depth information on how to access the
closed captions available on most television programs and videos, how
captions are created, and how captions can serve as an educational tool
to improve reading and vocabulary skills.
To request a copy of Using Captioned Television in
Reading and Literacy Instruction, please call (800) 374-3986 or
send an email to mail@ncicap.org.
Please provide your complete mailing address and phone number.
