{"id":30975,"date":"2020-04-17T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T04:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=30975"},"modified":"2020-04-17T04:00:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T04:00:18","slug":"children-television-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/children-television-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Children television networks to use subtitles to boost literacy levels"},"content":{"rendered":"

This<\/span> weekend<\/span>, a<\/span> major<\/span> call<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> instructed<\/span> to<\/span> children<\/span> television<\/span> networks<\/span> backed<\/span> by<\/span> lead<\/span> presenter<\/span>, Benjamin, <\/span>to<\/span> activate<\/span> the<\/span> subtitles<\/span> on<\/span> children<\/span> television<\/span> in the<\/span> bid<\/span> to<\/span> boost<\/span> children’s<\/span> literacy<\/span> levels<\/span>. The<\/span> move<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> affect<\/span> the<\/span> other<\/span> streaming<\/span> channels<\/span> and<\/span> children<\/span> play<\/span> channels<\/span>, and eventually,<\/span>\u00a0escalate<\/span> literacy<\/span> levels<\/span> of<\/span> learners<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Children television networks to activate subtitles<\/h2>\n

The<\/span> subtitles<\/span> run<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> lower<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> children’s<\/span> television<\/span> networks<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> children<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> reading<\/span> subconsciously<\/span> and<\/span> boost<\/span> their<\/span> command<\/span> of<\/span> written<\/span> and<\/span> spoken<\/span> languages<\/span>. According<\/span> to<\/span> scholars<\/span>, reading<\/span> subtitles<\/span> while<\/span> watching<\/span> television<\/span> has<\/span> a<\/span> learning<\/span> effect<\/span> on<\/span> learners<\/span>. The<\/span> campaign<\/span> is<\/span> aiming<\/span> at<\/span> boosting<\/span> the<\/span> reading<\/span> capacity<\/span> of<\/span> learners<\/span> from<\/span>\u00a0native<\/span> English<\/span> countries<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nThe<\/span> initiative<\/span> received<\/span> backing<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> retired<\/span> president<\/span> Bill<\/span> Clinton<\/span> who<\/span> stated<\/span> that<\/span> language<\/span> subtitles on children television networks<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> increased<\/span> levels<\/span> of<\/span> competent<\/span> readers<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> primary<\/span> stages<\/span> of<\/span> learning<\/span>. Clinton<\/span> reiterated<\/span> the<\/span> action<\/span> may<\/span> seem<\/span> small<\/span> but<\/span> has<\/span> a\u00a0huge<\/span> impact<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> lives<\/span> of<\/span> youthful<\/span> learners<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Tots to draw the attention of broadcasters<\/h2>\n

The<\/span> subtitles<\/span> initiative<\/span> is<\/span> run<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> group<\/span> known<\/span> as<\/span> Tots<\/span><\/a>, in<\/span> long-form, turn<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> subtitles<\/span> which<\/span> are<\/span> set<\/span> to<\/span> start<\/span> off<\/span> this<\/span> week<\/span>. The<\/span> organization<\/span> has<\/span> written<\/span> a<\/span> letter<\/span> to<\/span> draw<\/span> attention<\/span> to<\/span> broadcasters<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> advantages<\/span> of<\/span> streaming<\/span> the\u00a0same<\/span> language<\/span> subtitles<\/span> on<\/span> kids’<\/span> television<\/span> networks<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span>,<\/strong> especially<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> COVID<\/span>–19<\/span> <\/a>epidemic<\/span> shut<\/span> down<\/span> the<\/span> schools<\/span> in<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> mitigate<\/span> its<\/span> spread<\/span>. COVID<\/span>–19<\/span> has<\/span> rendered<\/span> learners<\/span> to<\/span> learn<\/span> from<\/span> home<\/span> with<\/span> serious<\/span> lockdown<\/span> measures<\/span> taking<\/span> shape<\/span> globally<\/span>.
\nThe<\/span> children’s<\/span> television<\/span> networks<\/span> subtitle<\/span> campaign<\/span> will<\/span> affect<\/span> online<\/span> sites<\/span> and<\/span> broadcasting<\/span> stations<\/span> like<\/span> Netflix<\/span>, Sky<\/span>, BBC<\/span> and<\/span> YouTube<\/span> kids<\/span>. The<\/span> group<\/span> is<\/span> agitating<\/span> for<\/span> changes<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> enacted<\/span> immediately<\/span> for<\/span> maximum<\/span> advantages<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> young<\/span> students<\/span>. If<\/span> done<\/span> in<\/span> urgency<\/span>, the<\/span> changes<\/span> will<\/span> lead<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> huge<\/span> impact<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> young<\/span> students<\/span> during<\/span> these<\/span> pandemic<\/span> times<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Subtitles<\/span> draw<\/span> the<\/span> viewers’<\/span> eyes<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> substantial<\/span> moment<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0Warren<\/span>, who<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> specialist<\/span> in<\/span> EdTech<\/span>, aims<\/span> at <\/span>making<\/span> parents<\/span> and<\/span> broadcasters<\/span>\u00a0aware<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> positive<\/span> effects<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> subtitles<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> children<\/span>. The<\/span> process<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> initiated<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> video<\/span> on<\/span> demand<\/span> and<\/span> end<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> children’s<\/span> cites<\/span>.<\/strong>
\nEye-tracking during<\/span> the<\/span> viewing<\/span> of<\/span> television<\/span> in<\/span> the\u00a0Dutch<\/span> Netherlands<\/span> indicates<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> subtitles<\/span> draw<\/span> the<\/span> viewers’<\/span> eyes<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> substantial<\/span> moment<\/span>. A<\/span> majority<\/span> of<\/span> 94<\/span> percent\u00a0of<\/span> the<\/span> kids<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> exposed<\/span> to<\/span> subtitles<\/span> with<\/span> simpler<\/span> words<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> rate<\/span> of<\/span> 81<\/span> words<\/span> a<\/span> minute<\/span>.
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This weekend, a major call will be instructed to children television networks backed by lead presenter, Benjamin, to activate the subtitles on children television in the bid to boost children’s literacy levels. The move is also expected to affect the other streaming channels and children play channels, and eventually,\u00a0escalate literacy levels of learners. Children television […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":30977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}