Dora

Dora the explorer is a popular cartoon among children. The cartoon has been designed to help preschoolers solve problems. The cartoon accomplishes this by having Dora stop and think about different scenarios, before she actually makes a decision (Show Creators, 2009). Personally, as a mother, I support Dora the Explorer. I rather have my daughter learning how to solve problems then learning how to fight, kill, dress up as a model or etc.

Further, Dora helps children to be active and not just coach potatoes (Show Creators, 2009). For instance, Dora gets children to stand up and clap along with her when she is singing a song. Dora also, asks children to try new and different movements such as stretching. There are not many cartons that children like and that are educational, too. Dora in some aspects is similar to “The Sesame Street”. However, Dora is focused on the ethic group of Latinos (Show Creators, 2009).

Dora is the most famous for helping children to learn Spanish (Show Creators, 2009). Having the ability to speak Spanish is a great skill. Dora does a great job of this by having the children repeatedly say a Spanish word over and over. The repetition of a word helps children to remember the word in the long term.

As mentioned earlier, Dora is similar to “The Sesame Street”. For instance, both of the shows teach how to count. However, Dora teaches how to count in Spanish more then in English. On the other hand, “The Sesame Street”, focuses more on counting in English then in Spanish. Dora is the main charter in “Dora the Explorer”, but in “The Sesame Street” there are many characters. Children usually will focus on one or two characters on a show, but Dora helps children to directly focus on her. Therefore, children can look up to Dora and she can be supported as everyone’s friend.

Reference

Show Creators. (2009). Nickelodeon. Retrieved April 5, 2009, from http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/dora/more.aspx#about