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I learned to read from sesame street. Old episodes featured a lot of letter stuff. The letter of the day would be mentioned several times and there would usuall

I learned to read from sesame street. Old episodes featured a lot of letter stuff. The letter of the day would be mentioned several times and there would usually be skits and cartoon shorts. These are all gone from the 1/2hour episodes being made now, except for a prerecorded Letter of the Day song in every episode. There's a TikTok creator who works at sesame street so I asked her about this. She said it's because they don't have time to do it and research shows that kids benefit more from the other stuff: socializing, conflict resolution, etc. Don't know if I agree, but I'm not research.

philliphaydon 5y ago
So I’m very particular about what my daughter watches. She can only watch if she’s going to learn something. So I thought sesame street. My daughter likes the old stuff but not the new stuff. She loves the episodes about a number or letter. But the new stuff she isn’t interested in. But she loves Barney. And learns from it. In one episode they were learning about being kind and sharing. And we went to the park where she saw some kids arguing over toys. And she said “mummy those kids are not nice they are not sharing.” And she tries to share her toys now at school. (Tho there is often regret after sharing) So far I think Number blocks Sesame Street (old stuff) Barney Are the best shows for kids to learn from.
- epage 5y ago
  Tried Bluey? I describe it as a positive family sitcom. There are lessons to the episodes but they do a great job integrating them into the stories. I enjoy watching it on my own. Unfortunately, only Season 1 is on DVD in the US. If you have Disney+, you can watch 1 & 2. No idea when season 3 will be released in the US.
  - philliphaydon 5y ago
    Thanks, seems there stuff on youtube. It's not on Disney+ in Taiwan :( But that reminds me, my daughter also enjoyed Blippi. She learned so many names for everyday objects from that show that it was annoying! When we go out she would name everything. In one case I called something a Vehicle to which "No daddy that's a truck!"
  - harry8 5y ago
    Bluey is great. Do kids learn from it? No idea. They sure are entertained by it as are their accompanying adults. To the gp list I'd add "Alphablocks" and then go with more garage created stuff which can be pretty good. "Kids Learning Tube" "Have Fun Teaching." Be selective, they have quantity, the quality is in there in the obvious places. edit: Forgot to mention that my son was being very mildly neglected and left to his own devices on youtube with an ipad and used those to teach himself to read between the ages of 2 & 3. He had a particular fascination with symbols and I don't know where that came from so it may not replicate but it is how he did it. I try to be a better parent than that now. :p
    - philliphaydon 5y ago
      I did not know about Alphablocks! It's not on Netflix :( so will have to get it from YouTube.
  - hjkl0 5y ago
    Seconded. I’d go as far as to say that it’s the best thing my son has watched. It’s not as didactic as Sesame Street or other educational shows, but I think he learns a lot from it. Bluey and her family are a good role model.

philliphaydon 5y ago

So I’m very particular about what my daughter watches. She can only watch if she’s going to learn something. So I thought sesame street. My daughter likes the old stuff but not the new stuff. She loves the episodes about a number or letter. But the new stuff she isn’t interested in. But she loves Barney. And learns from it. In one episode they were learning about being kind and sharing. And we went to the park where she saw some kids arguing over toys. And she said “mummy those kids are not nice they are not sharing.” And she tries to share her toys now at school. (Tho there is often regret after sharing) So far I think Number blocks Sesame Street (old stuff) Barney Are the best shows for kids to learn from.

epage 5y ago
Tried Bluey? I describe it as a positive family sitcom. There are lessons to the episodes but they do a great job integrating them into the stories. I enjoy watching it on my own. Unfortunately, only Season 1 is on DVD in the US. If you have Disney+, you can watch 1 & 2. No idea when season 3 will be released in the US.
- philliphaydon 5y ago
  Thanks, seems there stuff on youtube. It's not on Disney+ in Taiwan :( But that reminds me, my daughter also enjoyed Blippi. She learned so many names for everyday objects from that show that it was annoying! When we go out she would name everything. In one case I called something a Vehicle to which "No daddy that's a truck!"
- harry8 5y ago
  Bluey is great. Do kids learn from it? No idea. They sure are entertained by it as are their accompanying adults. To the gp list I'd add "Alphablocks" and then go with more garage created stuff which can be pretty good. "Kids Learning Tube" "Have Fun Teaching." Be selective, they have quantity, the quality is in there in the obvious places. edit: Forgot to mention that my son was being very mildly neglected and left to his own devices on youtube with an ipad and used those to teach himself to read between the ages of 2 & 3. He had a particular fascination with symbols and I don't know where that came from so it may not replicate but it is how he did it. I try to be a better parent than that now. :p
  - philliphaydon 5y ago
    I did not know about Alphablocks! It's not on Netflix :( so will have to get it from YouTube.
- hjkl0 5y ago
  Seconded. I’d go as far as to say that it’s the best thing my son has watched. It’s not as didactic as Sesame Street or other educational shows, but I think he learns a lot from it. Bluey and her family are a good role model.