Closed
Captioning supports literacy for all
Ollibean: 10.24.2016 by Lauri Swann Hunt
Turn
on the closed captioning in your home; on your tvs, ipads, phones, and
computers.
Many
people think closed captions are only beneficial for deaf and hard of
hearing people. And, yes, Closed Captioning (CC) was designed to make
television and media accessible for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
But, like most technology originally developed for accessibility – the
touchscreens on our phones and tablets, audiobooks, the telephone, curb cuts,
to name a few – Closed Captioning benefits each of us.
Research
shows that captioned media increases literacy skills in people of all
ages. Simply having the captions on for dramatically improves vocabulary, word
recognition, comprehension, and reading .
Educators
like Dr. Robert Keith Collins have
studied the benefits of captions in the classroom Closed Captioning Helps All
Students .
Websites
like Captions for Literacy have great
tips for using closed captioning, research
studies to support its efficacy, as well as links to
educational videos with described and captioned media . READ
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Master 250
Words :: Read 2/3
Ollibean: 2014 by Lauri Swann Hunt
“There
are more than 500,000 words in the English language, but a person who masters
only 250 words will recognize more than two-thirds of all words shown in
television captions—provided the 250 words are those that are most frequently
used. Equally dramatic, a beginning reader could be taught just 10 words—the,
you, to, a, I, and, of, in, it, that—and then recognize more than one out of
every five words. Mastery of the top 79 words means being able to read half of
all words captioned.”
Think
about it. Anyone who learns the 250 most frequently occurring words, will
recognize more than two-thirds of the content on captioned television!
Anyone
can start learning these words right now and have their learning naturally
reinforced by doing something they enjoy.
It’s
never too late or too early to start – you could be six months old
or 80 years old.
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