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Reading Behaviors of Young Children Who Viewed "The Electric Company". A Final Report.
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Sproull, Natalie L.; And Others – 1976
Though the television program "The Electric Company" was intended for a second and third grade audience, in May of 1975 the Children's Television Workshop undertook an evaluation of the effects of the program on four, five, and six year olds. The research was aimed at measuring reading gains, the retention of reading gains, and the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Television, Preschool Learning, Public Television