Fisch, Shalom M.

Children's learning from educational television : Sesame Street and beyond / Shalom M. Fisch. - Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004. - xii, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - LEA's communication series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-238) and indexes.

Pt. 1. Empirical data. Sesame Street and school readiness ; Other preschool series and school readiness ; Literacy ; Mathematics and problem solving ; Science and technology ; Civics and social studies ; Prosocial programming ; Adult mediation: parents, teachers, child-care providers ; Adult mediation: parents, teachers, child-care providers. -- Pt. 2. Theoretical approaches. Comprehension of educational content: the capacity model ; Transfer of learning from educational television: when and why does it occur? ; The social nature of children's learning. -- Pt. 3. The future. Looking to the future: convergence and educational television.

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Sesame Street (Television program)


Television in education--United States.

LC 6576 / .F57 2004