Our Shows on PBS
Reading Rockets produces award-winning PBS television programs about reading and early education. You can watch the shows when they are broadcast by your public television station, or watch online anytime — just select the program you are interested in from the list below.
Featured Video: Launching Young Readers
Toddling Toward Reading
What it takes to give our preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers.
Looking at Reading Interventions
In this special Reading Rockets video series, reading expert Linda Farrell works one-on-one with students in grades K-3 to help ensure that they master the skills they need to become proficient readers. The video series shows what it really takes to teach critical skills such as naming letters accurately, blending and manipulating the sounds in words, mastering the connection between letters and sounds, recognizing spelling patterns, and reading multisyllable words.
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Watch each episode online and browse all of the related resources:
- Letter Names with Reese, Kindergartener
- Blending Sounds in Syllables with Autumn, Kindergartener
- Mastering Short Vowels and Reading Whole Words with Calista, First Grader
- Learning ‘b’ and ‘d’ and Reading Short Vowel Words with Aiko, Second Grader
- Mastering ‘Silent e’ and Becoming More Fluent with Michael, Third Grader
- Reading Multisyllable Words with Xavier, Third Grader
PBS Launching Young Readers series
Launching Young Readers is a public television series designed for teachers, parents, and others interested in helping children learn to read. Based on the latest research, these 30-minute programs feature the country's top reading experts, look at different reading strategies, provide practical advice for parents, and interweave the personal stories of children, families, and teachers.
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Watch each program online, learn more about each show, and browse all of the related resources:
A Tale of Two Schools
In this PBS special, Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman narrates a one-hour documentary that tells the intimate story of a tumultuous year at two vulnerable schools. It's a tale of hope, of faith, and of the power of committed adults to help shape the life of a child. Learn more about the documentary, download the discussion guides, and watch online.
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More about our shows
For the news media
To find press announcements and high-resolution images from the shows or to download our logos, please visit the Press Room.
Public service announcements
Reading Rockets has produced several 30-second public service announcements featuring Reba McEntire, Molly Ringwald, Vivica A. Fox, Morgan Freeman, and Al Roker. View the PSAs and find out how your organization can use these free PSAs for broadcast or to include on your website.
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About us
Reading Rockets is based at public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. More information about Reading Rockets is available on the About Us page.
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