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     • On June 20, 2012, the Reading Rainbow App was released for the iPad and, within 36 hours, became the #1 most-downloaded educational app in the iTunes App Store. Developed by LeVar Burton and his company, RRKIDZ, the app allows children to read unlimited books, explore video field trips starring Burton, and earn rewards for reading.
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   Why is Reading Rainbow so popular?

   • The more you do it, the better you get. Truett: It was one of the first shows that shined a light on books and literacy, of enjoying books and enjoying books with your kids. Johnson: PBS would commission surveys, and over an 18-year period, teachers reported Reading Rainbow was the most-used video in their classrooms.

   Take a Look: An Oral History of Reading Rainbow - Mental Floss

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   Is Reading Rainbow in a book?

   • Take a look, it's in a book — Reading Rainbow ... Remember now? Reading Rainbow comes to the end of its 26-year run on Friday; it has won more than two-dozen Emmys, and is the third longest-running children's show in PBS history — outlasted only by Sesame Street and Mister Rogers. The show, which started in 1983, was hosted by actor LeVar Burton.

   'Reading Rainbow' Reaches Its Final Chapter : NPR

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   Did Reading Rainbow really teach kids to read?

   • Grant says that PBS, CPB and the Department of Education put significant funding toward programming that would teach kids how to read — but that's not what Reading Rainbow was trying to do. " Reading Rainbow taught kids why to read," Grant says. "You know, the love of reading — [the show] encouraged kids to pick up a book and to read."

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   How did Reading Rainbow work?

   • Reading Rainbow was divided into three segments: the book recitation, a field trip relating to the content, and a concluding segment where kids reviewed other, similar titles. It was one of the few times children on television had an opportunity to voice their opinions. Schecter: That was a big thing, to have kids review the books.

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3. theweek.com › articles › 445580Why Reading Rainbow became the most successful ... - The Week

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   Jan 8, 2015 · last updated 8 January 2015. Butterfly in the sky, counting money twice as high? With over 100,000 backers, LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow reboot has now become the most popular Kickstarter...

4. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › tvHow LeVar Burton helped make 'Reading Rainbow' a classic ...

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   Jul 11, 2023 · “It was about literature and the written word, it was about kids, it was about having kids discover the power of literature through the medium of television and that...

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6. ew.com › 30 › levar-burton-reading-rainbow-interviewLeVar Burton on why we need 'Reading Rainbow' now more than ever

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   EW talked to Burton about what it was like reaching the fundraising goal so early, why he thinks Reading Rainbow is important right now, and how this is all related to late writer Maya Angelou.

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   May 19, 2017 · If Sesame Street taught kids the alphabet, Reading Rainbow helped them develop a love of words, paragraphs, and narratives. Despite Rainbow’s altruistic aim, the series was frequently...

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Reading_RainbowReading Rainbow - Wikipedia

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   The purpose of the show was to encourage a love of books and reading among children. In 2012, an iPad and Kindle Fire educational interactive book reading and video field trip application was launched bearing the name of the program.

   • No. of seasons: 21
   • No. of episodes: 155 (list of episodes)

   • Original release: July 11, 1983 –, November 10, 2006

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   Bragging Points. Reading Rainbow was the most-watched PBS program in the classroom featuring a library of over 150 programs. In the 2004 “PBS Study of Video and Television Use Among K-12 Teachers,” Reading Rainbow was the number one most-watched PBS program in classrooms nationwide.

10. www.npr.org › 2009/08/28 › 112312561'Reading Rainbow' Reaches Its Final Chapter : NPR

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    Aug 28, 2009 · Reading Rainbow comes to the end of its 26-year run on Friday; it has won more than two-dozen Emmys, and is the third longest-running children's show in PBS history — outlasted only by Sesame...