For the past 10 years now, preschool children have enjoyed the PBS series Between the Lions on television. A new study, published by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, has discovered that this program when combined with teachers who have good training and instructional materials, can have a very positive impact on the preschool early literacy development of young children. In the show, Theo, the father lion, models how to read to his daughter and enjoy a book together. Children and parents can also enjoy listening to stories told in video form, play games and get free downloads of songs about letters and sounds to enjoy “on the go” with mobile devices at the Between the Lions website at http://pbskids.org/lions.
