Scientists Ernie & Bert make children smart

Children who regularly watch Sesame Street have better grades
"Who, who, who, how, what, why, why, why, who does not ask, remains stupid!" This song line of the Sesame Street song can probably sing along almost everyone in this country. At the beginning of each episode, the familiar melody sounds. US scientists now wanted to find out if preschool children benefit from regular sesame street viewing. Their result: Ernie and Bert are not only funny, they are also smart.

Children learn from Ernie and Bert.

According to the study, Sesame Street in the US has an educational effect on preschool children
Since the first episode of Sesame Street was broadcast in the United States in 1969, the program is one of the most successful television series for preschool children. In Germany Ernie and Bert first appeared on the screen in 1971 and have since been equally successful in this country.

As part of a study, researchers from the University of Maryland and Wellesley College have investigated whether regular viewing of Sesame Street has an educational effect on children. As it turns out, Oskar are out of the garbage bin, Ernie and Bert ("So I'm close, now I'm far away"), Count Number (numbers songs) and Schlemihl ("Pssssssst I'm selling an A!") Are not just funny , but also prepare preschool children for school. Thus, children who regularly saw the consequences of the sesame street had better grades than children who did not look at them.

"The results show that Sesame Street has achieved its goal of improving school readiness; Preschool children in areas with better reception than the program was introduced were more advanced in the school than adequate for their age, "the researchers write in the journal. "This effect was particularly pronounced in boys and dark-skinned children, as well as in children who grew up in economically disadvantaged areas." (Ag)