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• Title:Reading rockets : launching young readers / [produced by WETA].
  
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• Variant Title: Teaching children to read and helping those who struggle
  
• Related Title:The roots of reading.
  Sounds and symbols.
  Fluent reading.
  Writing and spelling.
  Reading for meaning.
  Empowering parents.
  Becoming bilingual.
  Reading and the brain.
  A chance to read.
  Reading rocks.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Rogers, Fred.
  Bening, Annette.
  Fox, Vivica A., 1964-
  Norville, Deborah.
  McCourt, Frank.
  Spear-Swerling, Louise.
  Rubin, John.
  Tarrant, Anne.
  Donald, James.
  Gunther, Noel.
  Esselman, Mary.
  Phinney, Maura Daly.
  Special Education Programs (U.S.)
  Great Plains National Instructional Television Library.
  WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
  Rubin Tarrant Productions (Firm)
  
• Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association ; Lincoln, NE : Distributed by GPN, ©2003-
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY videosWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB1050 .R4244
    
  • Number of Items:8
    
  • Status:Available
    
  • Location Has:pt. 1-9 + supplement + family guide + viewers' guide
    
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Reading--Parent participation.
  Reading (Early childhood)
  
• Description:videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 family guide, and 1 viewers' guide.
  
• Credits:Executive-in-Charge for WEAI: Noel Gunther; Co-executive Producers: Mary Esselman and Maura Daly Phinney; Researcher-Writer/Series Development: Layton Lawlor.
  Producers for Rubin Tarrant Productions: John Rubin and Anne Tarrant; Co-producer: James Donald; Editors: James Ohm and Dickran Manoogian; Field producers: Richard Lewis and Linda Duvoisin.
  
• Summary:A series of television programs that look at different reading strategies that are helping young children learn to read, feature practical advice for parents, highlight the best research-based reading strategies, and interweave the personal stories of children learning to read.
  
• Notes:Compatible with any dvd player. Requires InterVideo WinDVD to play on computers.
  "This series is funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs."
  "Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers, was produced by WETA, the public TV station in Washington, D.C. and Rubin Tarrant Productions."
  Family Guide is printed in English and Spanish.
  "DVD bonus material: the DVD has one hour and 32 minutes of footage not seen on TV or videocassette, including additional expert commentary and school segments."
  Pts.1-5 on one disc.
  Guides include bibliographical references.
  DVD video.
  Closed-captioned.
  
• Contents:[Program 1.] The roots of reading ; [program 2.] Sounds and symbols ; [program 3]. Fluent reading ; [program 4.] Writing and spelling ; [program 5.] Reading for meaning
  program 6. Empowering parents
  program 7. Becoming bilingual
  program 8. Reading and the brain
  program 9. A chance to read
  [supplement] Reading rocks!.