Captions Help Children Learn to Read (Closed Captioned)

During family TV time, turn on the captions and see the difference it makes in your child's reading and comprehension. The next time you rent a DVD, turn on the subtitles in Spanish or French. You'll be amazed at what you can learn!

Many people associate captioning only with persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. It's true that these millions of Americans depend on captions for news and entertainment, but the benefits of captioning extend far beyond.

The Nielsen Company reports ( http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/tv-viewing-among-kids... ) that American children aged 2-11 are watching more television than they have in years. At the same time, reading and literacy in the United States is a problem, with less than one-third ( http://dashboard.ed.gov/statechart.aspx?i=c4&id=0&wt=40 ) of our fourth graders scoring at reading proficiency level. One answer is to turn the TV captions on and let the learning begin! Watching TV with captions turned on improves vocabulary, spelling, and reading comprehension. Learn more about how reading captions also helps second language learners of all ages, students who need assistance in learning content-related vocabulary (e. g., biology, history, literature, and others), and those who have difficulty processing speech and auditory components of visual media; visit the DCMP Read Captions Across America (RCAA) web site ( http://www.readcaptionsacrossamerica.org ).

This video was produced and captioned by Aberdeen Captioning ( http://www.abercap.com/ ). Captioning is becoming increasingly important to YouTube and videos all across the web. Aberdeen Captioning is a "YouTube Ready" qualified vendor. Learn more about the " YouTube Ready" qualification program ( http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/06/professional-caption-services-get.... ) which helps video owners find professional caption vendors familiar with YouTube.

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Captions make children great readers!