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The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) launched the first "Read Captions Across America" campaign in 2006 as a part of the National Education Association's (NEA) annual "Read Across America" initiative. This event is the nation's largest reading celebration, focusing our attention on motivating children to read in addition to their mastering basic skills. Bill Stark explains what captions are, how they act as an instant reading incentive, and what reading benefits can occur from the use of captioning. The DCMP's support to teachers, librarians, and others in making the activity a success is also overviewed.

Teachers, when you are watching a video at school...turn the captions on to increase reading abilities. Parents, when watching TV at home with your kids, turn the captions on to increase reading skills.

Evidence suggests turning the captions on helps support literacy

Captioning your own video

Crowdsourced captioning site. People volunteer time to caption other's videos. Great extension activity for students

Episode #98 features a discussion of how literacy skills can be improved by simply turning on the captions while watching television and other videos.

Episode #98 features a discussion of how literacy skills can be improved by simply turning on the captions while watching television and other videos.

Making Movie Theaters Accessible to Disabled Audiences Rear Window® Captioning and DVS Theatrical®, developed by The Media Access Group at WGBH, make theaters accessible to audiences with disabilities. This site provides information to consumers, industry

Research article supporting the use of Captioning as a valid method for improving the reading abilities of students.

Consider inviting students & community to caption videos!

Search over 3 million screen captures of The Simpsons based on the captions.