See the published papers proving the value of CaptionsON!
There are several studies and published papers demonstrating the efficacy of watching screens with the closed captions function engaged. Scroll down and peruse the data that support the concept of turning screen time into learning time.
US GLOBAL RESEARCH
Quote: “Specific ways in which closed captions can aid learning include comprehension, accuracy, engagement and retention.”
Quote: “Specific ways in which closed captions can aid learning include comprehension, accuracy, engagement and retention.”
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EDUCATOR RESEARCH
Title: “Using Captioned TV for Teaching Reading Fastback 359”- Goldman 1993
- Basic reading skills, including study of sight vocabulary, base words,…
- Reading comprehension skills…
- Grammar and syntax practice…
- Writing skills…”
Subject: Research shows captions on TV can be used to enhance the vocabulary & comprehension skills of young readers.
Title: “Captioned Video and Vocabulary Learning: An Innovative Practice in Literacy Instruction”- Koskinen et al 1993
Quote: “Of the many uses of captioned video in the development of literacy skills, vocabulary learning appears to be one of the most valuable.” “The combination of the video action with spoken dialogue and printed words is a powerful tool in learning to read.”
Subject: Significant gains in comprehension & vocabulary result from study of low-literacy achievement students who watched captioned movies with interactive activities.
Title: “Raising adolescent reading achievement: the use of subtitled popular movies & high interest literacy activities”- Davey/Parkhill
Quote: “We suggest that using other media (in this case, film with subtitles) for low literacy students may well offer a potential and attractive addition to an emphasis on print media, particularly in a world where non-print media will likely continue to be the most meaningful, most engaging and most commonly accessed texts in the literacy lives of millennial generation adolescents .”
Subject: Summary of research proving subtitling improves reading literacy.
Title: “Evidence for the impact of Same Language Subtitles (SLS) on reading literacy” – turnonthesubtitles.org
Quote: “In a longitudinal study of continuous caption use in the home, children who viewed with captions scored significantly higher on normative tests of word identification and passage comprehension when compared with non-caption viewers.”
Subject: Summary of research proving subtitling improves reading literacy.
Title: “Evidence for the impact of Same Language Subtitles (SLS) on reading literacy” – turnonthesubtitles.org
Quote: “In a longitudinal study of continuous caption use in the home, children who viewed with captions scored significantly higher on normative tests of word identification and passage comprehension when compared with non-caption viewers.”
CLASSROOM RESEARCH
Title: “The effect of films with and without subtitles on listening comprehension of EFL learners”- Hayti, Mohmedi 2011
Quote: “Rather than being a distraction, the double modal input appears to enhance comprehension better than simply processing subtitles through silent reading.”
Subject: Researcher discusses captioning as a resource for learning English as a Second Language.
Title: “A Very Verbal Medium: Language Learning Through Closed Captions ”- Vanderplank 1993
Quote: “My own studies have shown that learner’s benefit in terms of listening comprehension, comprehensible input, vocabulary acquisition and reading skills.”
Subject: Study of learning-disabled students in Hawaii showed SLS-taught group scored significantly higher in reading comprehension.
Title: “WWC Review of the Report ’Same-Language-Subtitling (SLS): Using Subtitled Music Video for Reading Growth”
– US Dept. of Education-McCall/Craig 2009
Quote: “WWC calculations indicate that students in the SLS interventions condition scored significantly higher than students in the comparison condition on the reading comprehension achievement posttests.”
Subject: Research study on the effects of closed captioning for improving comprehension of video clips by intellectually disabled students.
Title: “Lights! Camera! Captions!: The Effects of Picture and/or Word Captioning Adaptations, Alternative Narration, and Interactive Features on Video Comprehension by Students with Intellectual Disabilities” – Evmenova 2008
Quote: “One of the most commonly used strategies for improving comprehension and retention of video content is closed captioning.” “Closed captioning was also determined to be an effective and, in most cases, unobtrusive strategy for teaching reading to students at risk and/or with learning disabilities.”
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ARTICLES
Subject: Readings helps build kids’ emotional intelligence and empathy.
Title: “Research shows reading improves kids’ emotional intelligence and increases empathy”- Hayti, Mohmedi 2011
Quote: “The ability to learn about diversity through reading has been studied extensively, as researchers try to tap into what lifelong readers know as the magic of reading..”
Subject: Subject: Article in Salon discusses the multiple ways closed captioning is helpful, including improved reading skills.
Title: Why your brain loves closed captioning
Quote: “Turning on the captions and integrating text with speech can….likewise be helpful for children and adults to promote reading skills, making it an important tool to meet the current moment.”
Subject: Article focuses on captioning offering advantages for increased literacy for almost 100% of students in grades K-12 and college.
Title: “Captions in the Classroom: A Hidden Literacy Tool” – McGrath 2013
Quote: “It was found that the students who viewed the video content with captions were better able to learn new words and phrases than those who watched the same content without captions.”
Subject: Article on key research identifying the link between captions and literacy.
Title: “Captioning and Subtitling Benefit All Students for Increased Literacy”- Mayes 2018
Quote: “Ninety-seven percent of schools and homes in the United States have televisions and computers. Therefore, a simple solution to increasing printed word exposure would be to turn on the CC1 setting on televisions and filter educational YouTube videos for accurate subtitles.”
EDUCATOR ARTICLES
Subject: Former teacher/reading specialist/principal discusses closed captioning as a method that works with slow or reluctant readers..
Title: “Supporting Super Students: Closed captioning for reluctant readers. ”- Mroz 2020
Quote: “Foundational reading skills, such as phonics, word recognition and fluency are enhanced for beginning readers when closed captioning is turned on”. “Reading skills to be developed through C.C. are reading speed and fluency, word recognition & knowledge, decoding, vocabulary, reading comprehension & rate/expression of oral reading”
Subject: National Captioning Institute reviews the reading skills benefit of using closed captions.
Title: “The Educational Value of Reading Captions”- National Captioning Institute 2020
Quote: “NCI study showed that hearing youngsters who watched captioned TV were able to significantly improve their vocabulary and oral reading fluency”
Subject: Cielo 24 lists 10 great reasons why closed captioned educational video is necessary
Title: “10 Reasons Why Closed Captioning for Education Is a Must. ”- Flynn 2017
Quote: “Reading comprehension scores from students increased dramatically when captioned educational video was used compared to uncaptioned educational video.”
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