Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading fundamentals and comprehension skills development.
Broadcast Schedule
Now available! Our newest show, A Chance to Read, looks at the reading challenges facing kids with disabilities, and what schools across the country are doing to help them find success. Check below for broadcast dates and times.
Reading Rockets' television programs will be broadcast by public television stations on the dates and times listed below. The shows are Launching Young Readers (LYR), Reading Rocks!, Empowering Parents, Becoming Bilingual, Reading and the Brain, A Chance to Read, and A Tale of Two Schools.
This schedule is updated every Monday by 11:00 a.m. Please check your local newspaper or TV listings for the most accurate dates and times. Teachers and other educators are welcome to videotape the programs as they air and use the tapes for educational purposes for one year (off-air school record rights).
Programs produced by Reading Rockets are also available for purchase as videos or DVDs. In addition, many of our programs can be viewed online for free through video streaming.
For stations whose broadcast areas cover more than one time zone, only the easternmost time is listed here.
Location, date & time |
Program |
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Texas | ||
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KERA | Dallas | ||
Sun., Aug 10, 2008 |
10:00 am |
Becoming Bilingual |
Virginia | ||
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WVPT | Harrisonburg | ||
Sun., Aug 3, 2008 |
5:30 am |
LYR: The Roots of Reading |








