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Sesame Street: Language to Literacy Oct 11, 2013

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Sesame Street Beginnings: Language to Literacy is part of a Every Day is a Reading and Writing Day, a bilingual (English and Spanish), multimedia initiative produced in partnership with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), that provides parents, caregivers, and volunteer coordinators with tools to support the early literacy development of children ages 2-5. Featuring the friendly cast and Muppets of Sesame Street, Language to Literacy is designed to get children and families excited to talk, sing, and use language through everyday moments. Viewers can also enjoy watching real families modeling simple games and activities that support children’s fundamental skills around listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language to Literacy was originally developed by Sesame Workshop and funded by The Prudential Foundation, and has been has been reviewed and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Sesame Street: Lead Away! Aug 23, 2013

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Oscar, Elmo and Rosita learn how to protect themselves from the dangers of lead. Presented by Sesame Street.

Sesame Street: Talk, Listen, Connect: Homecomings Aug 02, 2013

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Talk, Listen, Connect: Homecomings provides support and resources for military families with children aged two to five. Elmo's dad returns home from working far away, and the whole family works together to adjust.

Sesame Street: Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployment Jul 26, 2013

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This Sesame Street program helps military families cope with deployment.

Sesame Street: Families Stand Together Jul 19, 2013

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Approximately two out of three middle class families are at high risk of sustaining or losing their economic security. Too often, parents are being forced to make difficult decisions that affect their childrens well-being. In response to these recent changes in family economics, Sesame Street has produced a primetime special, Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times. This hour-long special, hosted by Al Roker, Deborah Roberts and Elmo, aims to help families with children, ages two to eight, experiencing difficult economic circumstances by offering strategies and tips that can lead to positive outcomes for their childrens physical and emotional well-being during this tough economic climate.

Sesame Street: A is For Asthma Jul 12, 2013

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Elmo and Rosita learn what to do when their friend has trouble breathing. Presented by Sesame Street.

Sesame Street: Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes Jun 28, 2013

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Deployments, Homecomings, Changes provides support and resources for military families with children aged two to five. Rosita's father comes home in a wheelchair, and Elmo helps Rosita cope with her emotional response to this sudden change of events.

Sesame Street: Let's Get Ready! Planning Together for Emergencies Jun 21, 2013

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Grover and Rosita show children and parents fun and easy ways to prepare for an emergency.Sesame Workshop, along with PSEG, has created Let’s Get Ready! Planning Together for Emergencies, which offers advice, activities and ideas to help the whole family prepare for the unexpected.

Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration Jun 14, 2013

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Little Children, Big Challenges provides much-needed resources for families with young children (ages 3 – 8) as they encounter the difficult changes and transitions that come with a parent's incarceration.

Sesame Street: When Families Grieve Jun 07, 2013

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When Families Grieve is designed for families with young children who are coping with grief. Watch Elmo and his family as they find new ways to talk about their feelings after the death of Uncle Jack. Real families discuss how they cope with their emotions, find ways to remember, and move forward after experiencing the death of a parent.

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