LONDON: Watching children watch TV for hours on end may not be good for their learning, but scientists say doing so can improve their reading skills if subtitles are turned on.
Researchers from the British company Access Education found in a study that four- to seven-year-old children can double their reading ability if they watch TV programs with subtitles. Can also improve children’s reading ability.
Henry Warren, co-founder of The Axis Group’s sub-campaign Turn On, said it’s a lot like getting kids to eat vegetables in a clever way. Which the kids don’t think about but you know you are doing good for them.
It is estimated that children watch an average of 3 hours and 16 minutes of television. However, scientists say it will not be a waste of time if parents turn on the subtitles on the TV.
Henry Warren said that turning on subtitles on TV can give children an opportunity to increase their vocabulary as well as improve their reading skills.
The reason behind this unexpected benefit is that subtitles on the actual screen cannot be easily ignored.
