"
Sesame
Street
"
stories
stick
with
kids
and
help
them
do
better
in
school
NEW
YORK
?
everyone
has
a
____________________
"
Sesame
Street
"
story
.
Jennifer
Kotler
Clarke
watched
her
favorite
on
a
black
-
and
-
white
TV
in
New
York
.
____________________
was
a
long
time
ago
.
____________________
were
two
aliens
.
One
of
them
had
long
arms
that
didn't
move
.
____________________
other
had
short
,
moving
arms
.
The
aliens
wanted
to
eat
apples
from
a
tree
.
____________________
succeeded
,
after
a
couple
of
minutes
,
by
working
together
.
"
____________________
call
this
cooperation
,
"
one
of
them
says
.
"
No
,
"
the
other
replies
,
"
let's
call
it
Shirley
.
"
____________________
Clarke
grew
up
she
became
one
of
the
show's
bosses
.
____________________
thinks
the
program's
laughs
____________________
lessons
stick
with
children
.
____________________
,
a
new
study
is
saying
the
same
.
An
important
study
on
"
Sesame
Street
"
was
just
finished
.
____________________
says
the
famous
show
____________________
helped
teach
millions
of
American
children
.
____________________
study
says
the
show
can
be
as
important
for
learning
as
going
to
preschool
.
The
study
says
the
show
helped
children
do
better
at
school
,
too
.
Lots
Of
Learning
From
A
TV
Show
Learning
is
a
big
part
of
"
Sesame
Street
.
"
____________________
helps
prepare
children
for
school
.
It
seems
strange
that
a
TV
show
can
help
kids
do
better
at
school
.
____________________
studies
say
the
same
thing
about
"
Sesame
Street
.
"
It
helps
kids
learn
.
They
keep
up
with
classes
better
.
So
do
kids
even
need
to
go
to
preschool
?
Yes
,
say
the
experts
.
____________________
say
preschool
programs
do
more
than
just
teach
.
____________________
also
get
family
support
and
doctor
services
.
____________________
of
the
time
people
watch
TV
on
their
own
.
____________________
preschool
is
good
because
kids
get
to
learn
with
other
students
.
"
Sesame
Street
"
is
a
good
way
to
teach
kids
before
preschool
,
too
.
Big
Bird
Was
There
From
The
Beginning
"
Sesame
Street
"
started
in
1969
.
Back
then
it
had
a
mixed
cast
of
humans
and
brightly
colored
fuzzy
Muppets
.
The
cast
included
Oscar
the
Grouch
,
Bert
and
Ernie
,
and
,
of
course
,
Big
Bird
.
It
was
the
first
educational
show
for
children
.
____________________
became
a
hit
immediately
.
____________________
the
1970s
,
one
-
third
of
all
American
toddlers
watched
it
.
From
the
start
,
the
program
used
learning
stories
to
help
children
.
____________________
wanted
to
help
poor
kids
living
in
cities
who
____________________
about
to
start
school
.
____________________
first
____________________
just
taught
letters
,
numbers
and
cooperation
.
Then
they
added
more
things
to
learn
about
.
____________________
key
is
____________________
they
always
tell
stories
to
make
learning
fun
.
