“SesameStreet”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninmanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmericanexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin1969.

IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfthecountry’spre-schoolchildren,fromeverykindofeconomic,racial(种族的),andgeographicalgroup.

Althoughsomeeducatorsobject(反对)tosomepartsoftheprogram,parentspraise(赞扬)ithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelp,thoughsometeachersfindthatproblemscomeoutwhenfirstgraderswhohavelearntfrom“SesameStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.

Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracial,geographical,andeconomicbackgroundshavebenefited(受益)fromwatchingit.Thosewhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanoccasional(偶尔的)viewers.IntheUStheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.

Theprogramsallusesongs,stories,jokesandpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships.Buttherearesomedifferences.Forexample,theSpanishprogram,producedinMexicoCity,devotesmoretimetoteachingwholewordsthantoteachingseparate(单独的)letters.

Whyhas“SesameStreet”beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren’sshows?Manyreasonshavebeensuggested.Peoplementiontheeducationaltheories(理论)ofitscreators,thesupportbythegovernmentandprivatebusinesses,andtheskillfuluseofvariousTVtricks.Perhapsanequallyimportantreasonisthatmotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.Thisispartlybecausefamousadultstarsoftenappearonit.Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.Thechildfindshimselflearning,andhewantstolearnmore.

小题1:WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?