An example of children’s television programming, designed for children with short attention spans. A commercially structured, rapidly moving series of segments dealing with consonant and vowel sounds, word attack skills, structure and context analysis, rhyming patterns and punctuation. Featuring Morgan Freeman and Bill Cosby.
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ACMI Identifier
320610
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television and children
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television in education
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs for children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning disabilities
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literacy
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading - Aids and devices
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)