During a study researchers found children engage with the television as they watch it and therefore have fun while learning skills such as the alphabet, numbers, and general knowledge.  

A study in California found pre-school kids learned information faster when using multimedia technology than those who didn't use technology.  They learned an average of 7.5 more letters.

Currency: 14 Content: 14 Authority: 7 Navigation: 10 Experience: 10 Multimedia: 10 Treatment: 7 Access: 5 Miscellaneous: 15 Total score is a 92 which puts this article in the "excellent" category. This article uses information from a study performed by Menlo Park's SRI International which found that pre-school kids tend to learn faster when using multimedia technology than those who didn't use technology. These kids learned on average 7.5 more letters.