It did more than just trying to encourage kids to read, it tried to teach them about a lot of different things. If they don't run the reruns or if Reading Rainbow has retired long ago, I wish that they would try to get kids interested in that again.
#READING RAINBOW SERIES#
Then again, PBS had a lot of shows like that at the time-Math Net (a take on Dragnet in which the detectives used math to solve each mystery) Square One (a variety educational program) 3-2-1 Contact (which I don't remember much, except for the name) and so forth. Reading Rainbow-the iconic, award winning PBS childrens series that introduced generations of children to the love of books. It was a good show that encouraged reading and interest in a whole lot of things. You actually got to see the book yourself while the voice was dubbed along. I know it wasn't like watching a storyteller sit and read the book to a bunch of kids and showing them the book. I think they displayed it with the words so you could read along, but I don't remember. Burton or by some celebrity reader (I remember James Earl Jones read one of my favorite books about a young African boy who was a rainmaker, though the name escapes me), and they displayed the pictures on the screen. They also read a book during each episode, which was read either by Mr. LaVar Burton's educational journeys were not the only part of the show. I remember our library even had a section of books that had appeared on Reading Rainbow. Hosted by actor LeVar Burton, the shows goal was to. This independent practice reinforces the reading and skills covered in the lessons. A variety of other skills such as map and timeline reading, making a schedule, writing activities, and more are also included in the student worktext. And these books were usually presented with a brief review from kids. Reading Rainbow was a multi-award-winning childrens show which aired on PBS from 1983 to 2009. Student worktexts contain practice pages to reinforce new vocabulary words and reading comprehension. Additionally, the show would end with suggested reading for people interested in the show's themes.
So, each episode, provided something different about the world and the people in it to kids, giving them a very diversified and educational show. The show's charismatic host, LaVar Burton might travel to a factory to show kids how cheese is made, or play co-pilot in an airplane. Each episode had a particular theme such as teaching kids about different occuptaions or perhaps places. While it has been years since I used to religiously watch 'Reading Rainbow,' I do remember how much I loved it.
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