Martha Speaks is an animated children's television program based on the 1992 children's book of the same name by Susan Meddaugh about a dog named Martha (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain), who is owned by ten-year-old Helen Lorraine (known in the books as Helen Finney). When Helen feeds Martha some alphabet soup, the soup travels to her brain instead of her stomach resulting in her ability to speak. The show focuses on synonyms and vocabulary, with each episode featuring an underlying theme illustrated with key words.
So far 20 episodes have aired. You can get access them through clicking the following URL.
http://pbskids.org/martha/videos/e07_s13_caper.html
Here's an example available on youtube.
Who is He or She?
- Evelyn He Ji
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- There are a lot of names that can lead to confusion, misunderstanding or even chaos when coded into another language. My name is definitely one of them. Many people guess I am a boy from my last name "He", which actually means "why, how, what..." in Chinese and reads like "Huh" instead of "Heeeee". Years of questioning and misunderstanding fosters in myself a habit of explaining the unclear and a desire to reveal the unknown. As a master student in Harvard Ed school, I am interested in exploring all kinds of approaches teachers and parents can adopt to meet different needs of students without sacrificing the entertaining features or lowering the standard. My objective of opening this blog is to provide academic findings, teaching materials and other relevant resources for those who want to try another way to teach or learn.
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