Low-income children were better prepared for success in kindergarten when their preschool teachers incorporated educational video and games from public media, according to a new study, conducted by EDC and SRI International. Commissioned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to evaluate video and interactive games from the Ready to Learn initiative, the study showed young children’s literacy skills—the ability to name letters, know the sounds associated with those letters, and understand basic concepts about stories and printed words—increased when preschool classrooms incorporated video and games.
View a video with preschooler interactions and interviews with educators.