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Turn On The Subtitles!

Mar 4, 2021

Turn On The Subtitles!

Turning on the subtitles while children are watching television can double the chances of a child becoming good at reading!

Research presented by campaigners at turnonthesubtitles.org indicates that based on an academic study of 2,350 children, 34% became good readers with schooling alone. But when exposed to 30 minutes a week of subtitled film songs, that proportion more than doubled to 70%. 

Find out more at their website, or hear Stephen Fry's thoughts on the matter!