The difference is a generation or two ago when people watched these things, they maybe watched it once or twice a week. Now studies are finding that kids spend 28 to 35 hours a week. Kids in poor neighborhoods spend about twice as much time. These kids are not spending that time with other kids or their parents, Beckman said. Stories read from a book are less graphic and can be modified by parents as they are reading.
Young children are very visual learners.
In order for children to be successful in school, they need to convert to become good listeners, Beckman said.