Download or read book Sesame Street and the Reform of Children s Television written by Robert W. Morrow and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-12-08 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[An] accessible, well-researched introduction to the people and principles behind the show’s creation . . . Essential.” —Choice (An Outstanding Academic Title of the Year) By the late 1960s more than a few critics of American culture groused about the condition of television programming and, in particular, the quality and content of television shows for children. In the eyes of the reform-minded, commercial television crassly exploited young viewers; its violence and tastelessness served no higher purpose than the bottom line. The Children’s Television Workshop (CTW)—and its fresh approach to writing and producing programs for kids—emerged from this growing concern. Sesame Street—CTW’s flagship hour-long show—aimed to demonstrate how television could help all preschoolers, including low-income urban children, prepare for first grade. In this engaging study Robert W. Morrow explores the origins and inner workings of CTW, how the workshop in New York scripted and designed Sesame Street, and how the show became both a model for network television and a thorn in its side. Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street’s first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street’s creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. “An insightful look at American children's television.” —Library Journal

Download or read book Children and Television written by Gerald S. Lesser and published by New York : Vintage Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Getting to Sesame Street written by Richard M. Polsky and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sunny Days written by David Kamp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David Kamp takes readers behind the scenes to show how ... programs [such as Mister Rogers' Neighboorhood, Sesame Street, and Schoolhouse Rock] made it on air, ... [explaining] how ... like-minded individuals found their way into television, not as fame- or money-hungry would-be auteurs and stars, but as people who wanted to use TV to help children ... [The book] captures a period in children's television where enlightened progressivism prevailed, and shows how this period changed the lives of millions"--

Download or read book Sesame Street and the Community written by Children's Television Workshop and published by . This book was released on 1971* with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sesame Street 1 2 3 Storybook written by Jeffrey Moss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1973 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sesame Street puppets star in ten humorous stories, each about a number from one to ten.

Download or read book CTW Research Bibliography written by Children's Television Workshop. Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Street Gang written by Michael Davis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-12-26 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now an acclaimed documentary from Screen Media, the New York Times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television: Sesame Street. “Davis tracks down every Sesame anecdote and every Sesame personality in his book . . . Finally, we get to touch Big Bird's feathers.” —The New York Times Book Review Sesame Street is the longest-running-and arguably most beloved- children's television program ever created. Today, it reaches some six million preschoolers weekly in the United States and countless others in 140 countries around the world. Street Gang is the compelling, comical, and inspiring story of a media masterpiece and pop-culture landmark. Television reporter and columnist Michael Davis-with the complete participation of Joan Ganz Cooney, one of the show's founders-unveils the idealistic personalities, decades of social and cultural change, stories of compassion and personal sacrifice, and miraculous efforts of writers, producers, directors, and puppeteers that together transformed an empty soundstage into the most recognizable block of real estate in television history.

Download or read book The Children s Television Workshop written by Herman W. Land and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Special Report from the Children s Television Workshop written by Children's Television Workshop and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book G Is for Growing written by Shalom M. Fisch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume--a collection and synthesis of key research studies since the program's inception over three decades ago--serves as a marker of the significant role that Sesame Street plays in the education and socialization of young children. Editors Shalom M. Fisch and Rosemarie T. Truglio have included contributions from both academics and researchers directly associated with Sesame Street, creating a resource that describes the processes by which educational content and research are integrated into production, reviews major studies on the impact of Sesame Street on children, and examines the extension of Sesame Street into other cultures and media. In the course of this discussion, the volume also explores broader topics, including methodological issues in conducting media-based research with young children, the longitudinal impact of preschoolers' viewing of educational versus non-educational television, and crosscultural differences in the treatment of educational content. As the first substantive book on Sesame Street research in more than two decades, "G" is for Growing provides insight into the research process that has informed the development of the program and offers valuable guidelines for the integration of research into future educational endeavors. Intended for readers in media studies, children and the media, developmental studies, and education, this work is an exceptional chronicle of the growth and processes behind what is arguably the most influential program in children's educational television.

Download or read book Show and Tell written by Patricia Relf and published by Western Publishing Company. This book was released on 1981-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Show and Tell Day at school and everyone brings something special.

Download or read book My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World written by Rebecca Hourwich Reyher and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A six-year-old peasant girl is lost and searches for her mother. The story proves an old Russian proverb: We do not love people because they are beautiful, but they seem beautiful to us because we love them.

Download or read book Getting to Sesame Street Origins of the Children s Television Workshop By Richard M Polsky written by Richard M. Polsky and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CTW Research Bibliography written by Children's Television Workshop. Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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