June 1st, 1990 - May 31st, 1994 | PROJECT
READING RAINBOW, produced by Nebraskans for Public television/Great Plains National ITV Library, is a fifty part continuing PBS children's television series which entices children ages five through eight to read good books. The present project seeks to integrate quality science books into their nationally successful PBS series, thus encouraging children's interest in science and making science books more visible. Six science programs have been produced with prior NSF support; this award will support the production of nine additional half hour READING RAINBOW programs with scientific themes that will become an integral part of the on-going series. A special promotional effort will also be funded to reach early elementary teachers who have not yet discovered Reading Rainbow programs. Targeted at five to eight years olds, READING RAINBOW receives heavy in- school use as well as at-home viewing. It is carried by virtually all PBS affiliates, reaching 95% of the nation's households and 8 million series viewers. In addition to receiving all major children's television awards, READING RAINBOW has demonstrated both increased summer reading and increased requests by title for the books reviewed. The opportunity for increasing attention to science books for early readers is outstanding. NSF support is 31% of the total budgeted; the remainder will be provided by the Kellog Company, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by PBS station.
Project Website(s)
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Team Members
Twila Liggett, Principal Investigator, Nebraskans for Public Television Inc (NPTV)Lee Rockwell, Co-Principal Investigator, Nebraskans for Public Television Inc (NPTV)
Jack McBride, Co-Principal Investigator, Nebraskans for Public Television Inc (NPTV)
Funders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 8953425
Funding Amount: 903000
Tags
Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Media and Technology