New Americans from all over the world are eager to learn our language. And nothing can teach them English better than videos with captions. Studies show that the ESL population dramatically improves its English language, vocabulary, and comprehension by watching captioning. These same studies show that captioned television is a great motivation to ESL students. But, you will find they are when you add captions.
Literacy is an achievable national goal.
It can be significantly aided through increased numbers of captioned videos. On average, kids spend over 30 hours a week watching television. By turning on captions, parents can turn those entertainment hours into learning hours. Studies have shown that hearing youngsters who watched captioned TV were able to significantly improve their vocabulary and oral-reading fluency. Captioned media and TV can be described as multisensory tools.