Starting September 3rd, your local PBS station will be broadcasting a new show called Word World. The animated show is aimed at 3 to 5 year olds and offers a simplistic yet powerful tool for pre reading skills. Everything in Word World is a word! All the objects and characters are comprised of letters 
Word World thrilled both my 3 and 5 year old. My five year old was pleased to recognize many of the letters and seeing them put together in the show encouraged her to test out writing a few words. My three year old is just starting to work on her letter recognition skills and is pleased to flaunt her new found letter knowledge around her big sister. The episodes are not only educational, they are FUNNY. Shy silly Sheep and trouble attracting Pig are among my household's favorites. The build a word song is very catchy and the visual of the word being built is great. You see the letters pop up to spell out the word and then they morph into the object they spell out! Could spelling get any clearer? I have to wonder why someone didn't think of this concept sooner. It's simple, it's effective and Word World makes it fun. This will be a welcome addition to our PBS viewing line up. Thanks to the Parent Bloggers Network for giving us a chance to preview the show.
