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Sesame Street“Sesame Street,zis aTV programmefor children.It firstappeared inNew Yorkin
1969.It iscalled thelongest streetin theworldz,.That sbecause theTV programmeby thatnamecan nowbe seenin somany partsof theworld.In theUS oversix millionchildren watchthe programmeregularly.The viewersincludemore thanhalf thenation spreschool(学龄前的)children.Parents lovethe programme.Many teachersalso considerit agreat help,though someeducators areagainst certainthingsin it.Tests showchildren fromdifferent backgroundshave benefited(获益)from watchingtheprogramme.Those who watch itfive timesa weeklearn morethan thosewhowatch it onceina while.In theUS theprogramme isshown atdifferent hoursso thatmore childrencanwatch it.The programmeuses songs,stories,jokes andpictures tohelp childrenunderstandnumbers,letters andhuman relationships.But thereare somedifferences.For example,theprogramme madein MexicoCity devotesmore timeto teachingwhole wordsthan toteachingletters oneby one.Why isSesame Streetmore successfulthan otherchildren,s showsThere aremanyreasons一the goodeducation ofits producers,the supportfrom thegovernment andbusinesses,and theskillful useof manyTV tricks.Also motherswatchitalong withtheirchildren.This ispartly becausefamous adultstars oftenappear onit.But thebest reasonmaybe thatit makesevery childfeel ableto learn.Children findthemselves learning,andthey wantto learnmore.。