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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFantastic tip from Jack Black for helping children with reading
Found this thanks to a retweet from Duncan Jones (Bowie's son).
Link to tweet
Text of Jack's tweet, minus the entertaining video:
Jack Black
@jackblack
Here's an awesome tip for helping children with their reading. Did you know that putting subtitles/captions on kids' shows massively improves their levels of literacy? Here's a little video of me explaining it. Feel free to share with your friends. #turnonthesubtitles
@jackblack
Here's an awesome tip for helping children with their reading. Did you know that putting subtitles/captions on kids' shows massively improves their levels of literacy? Here's a little video of me explaining it. Feel free to share with your friends. #turnonthesubtitles
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Fantastic tip from Jack Black for helping children with reading (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Mar 20
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lame54
(35,344 posts)1. I LOVE Jack Black
ItsjustMe
(11,275 posts)2. .
bedazzled
(1,771 posts)3. He also does a great time warp!
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Warpy
(111,429 posts)4. I know people who have learned English, spoken Chinese, and other languages
from popular TV shows with subtitles.
Never discount the power of the subtitle.
Even if they're in the same language as the program, people tend to read them to make sure they're right.
meadowlander
(4,413 posts)5. I learned a lot of Mandarin from Battlestar Galactica
but "fire up the DRADIS, Cylons at 3 o'clock" never came in handy enough for me to retain it all these years later.
peppertree
(21,711 posts)6. Great way to learn foreign languages too