I just have to give up props for PBS this year. They are really pushing reading with the kids shows. They’ve come out with two one called Word World and the other is Super Why! One guess as to which one my kids are enjoying. Super Why has reading “super readers” that go through books to help solve problems. They interact with the characters in the book and help them with their problems. Then they find super letters to put in the super computer and solve the puzzle about whatever they (as kids) are dealing with. It’s super! Really! Now, as a rule, we do not allow a lot of tv…by most standards. They are allowed “wake up” tv time in which they watch Wilbur (another good reading show on TLC). And then at naptime they get 30 minutes to watch Reading Rainbow (ummm, do you see a theme here? My kids like books, what can I say!?!) and then in the afternoon. They are allowed to pick out one short video. But lately, I’ve been taping Super Why because it comes on during naptime. And they’ve been watching that in the afternoons. It’s fun to hear them yell, “Off to the book club!” The stories they use are all fairy tales with happy twists.

Another exciting thumbs up is that PBS is bringing back some of the “old” shows that I used to watch as a kid. Of course there’s Mister Rogers Neighborhood, but there is also Reading Rainbow. And being a reader, I watched that show all the time. In fact, the episode from today, I remember watching as a child.

Just thought I’d spread the word about Super Why for anyone seeing quality tv for a brief time for their children. Oh, and it’s very interactive too. Zoe and Ace are getting in to finding the letters and calling them out. Except Ace says, “A” for everything.