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I was listening to a report about how many of the fast paced programs geared towards children are suspected of doing more harm than good. As opposed to shows with a slower pace and emphasis on repetition that has been showed to increase comprehension. An example of a show that I remember studying (I can't recall if I studied it for a child development class or for my own knowledge years later) is Blue's Clues. Though to an adult viewer, there is nothing more dull than watching such a slow paced show, it has meticulously created using what researchers know about early childhood learning to be more conducive to child development.
With that in mind I thought about what my favorite programs were when I was a young child. I never missed an episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (perhaps this explains my love of cardigan sweaters) and Shining Time Station (ah, now I understand my adoration of trains), especially their juke box band segments.
While showing clips from Youtube to my Italian boyfriend, I was reminded of a commercial I would see constantly growing up. Anyone else remember Muzzy? It was a language learning program for children created by the BBC. While watching the clips on Youtube my boyfriend and I quickly had stuck in our heads the songs for learning French vowels and French numbers. Très amusant! Check out the commercial below...ah what fun to take a trip down memory lane.
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