Cartoon Characters in Books | NPT3
6/25/2022 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Books with familiar cartoon characters may help young readers leap from screen to page.
Books featuring familiar cartoon characters may entice young readers away from the screen and into pages for more adventures.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.
Cartoon Characters in Books | NPT3
6/25/2022 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Books featuring familiar cartoon characters may entice young readers away from the screen and into pages for more adventures.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(piano music plays) - When it comes to entertaining a five year old it's hard to compete with cartoons.
My daughter loves the animated characters, and that's when it clicked.
What if we brought her favorite cartoon characters to life on the page?
Riley, let's take a break from TV and read a book.
(playful music) We picked up some books based on her favorite shows.
Sometimes I'll read while she listens and looks at the pictures.
He should not be here, He should not be about.
Other times she takes over as the storyteller.
- Cat in the hat said, oh no, she's coming so fast.
- Even though she hasn't learned to read yet she can tell her own story based on the pictures and her knowledge of the characters.
I even encourage her to use their voices and imitate their expressions.
- No need to worry, I got this.
- There's a lot going on that competes for a kid's attention, but I wanna make sure that she learns to love reading at a young age.
Books with her favorite cartoon characters really work for us.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
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