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TV411 makes literacy relevant. Learners practice subject-verb agreement and proper punctuation so that their cover letters make the right impression. Similarly, knowing how to convert a percent into a decimal becomes a tool for understanding interest rates, calculating sale prices, and tracking spending. With the encouragement and advice offered by the adult learners, athletes, artists, and authors featured in the show, TV411 is also inspirational. TV411 gives adults strategies for managing their family's health and finances and for moving ahead at work so that they can be their own best advocates. Strategies include creating a medical journal, keeping a household budget, and collecting information for resumes and job applications. With TV411, everyday situations become educational opportunities. Learners read the newspaper and figure out new words by using context clues and the dictionary. They practice ratios and proportion when adapting recipes. Perhaps most important, TV411 builds confidence and motivation so that the learning doesn't stop when the TV's off and the books are closed."The thing I like best about TV411 is the people that are in the series. They give me courage and confidence to learn to read." - Mark Smith, adult learner
Mon, Nov 23rd, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Jan 4th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Salsa musician Rub#n Blades performs some of his songs and talks about his writing process. An El Paso mother enters the Even Start program and learns ways to bring her family closer together through reading and writing. Then Question Man shares tips on taking tests.
Length: 26 minutes, 46 seconds.
English
Tue, Nov 24th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Tue, Jan 5th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Laverne helps a young man write a card to his girlfriend, parents choose a school for their child, and bluegrass singer/songwriter Hazel Dickens shares some of her music.
Length: 26 minutes, 46 seconds.
English
Wed, Nov 25th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Wed, Jan 6th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Professional women basketball players explain applications of fractions and percentages in their sport, new immigrants get advice on applying for citizenship, and Laverne helps a customer fill out an application for store credit. An Oakland woman shares how writing a letter can generate change in a community.
Length: 26 minutes, 28 seconds.
English
Thu, Nov 26th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Thu, Jan 7th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
A son writes an emotional letter to his estranged father, and Dictionary Cinema shows how foreign words are listed. An adult learner talks to his boss about his continuing education. LaPhonso Ellis and Alan Henderson of the NBA demonstrate how to figure out time and distance on a map when planning a trip. Also, tips on highlighting text, a pop quiz about word origins, and an explanation of the word reconcile.
Length: 26 minutes, 43 seconds.
English
Fri, Nov 27th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Fri, Jan 8th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Question Man goes to the library for books on parenting, and Laverne explains how to use a glossary to read a health insurance plan. Street Beat offers advice on figuring the tip in a restaurant, and a mother and daughter create a daily schedule. Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca shows a group of adult learners how to keep a journal. Other topics include energy consumption of appliances and the word stereotype.
Length: 26 minutes, 43 seconds.
English
Mon, Nov 30th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Jan 11th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Question Man looks at the economics of rent-to-own deals, basketball pro Olympia Scott-Richardson shows how she uses her day planner to stay organized, and actor Dennis Franz gives a tip on reading the newspaper. Laverne helps a painting contractor figure the cost of a job, and singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon writes a song on the spot. Other topics include credit card debt and the word analogy.
Length: 26 minutes, 43 seconds.
English
Tue, Dec 1st, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Tue, Jan 12th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
A couple of first-time home buyers learn how to read a mortgage chart, Question Man works on understanding his utility bill, and Street Beat shows how to evaluate written information. Four students from California, calling themselves The Freedom Writers, use pen and paper to fight prejudice and intolerance. Also: how to use a thesaurus, a pop quiz about volunteering, and the word anomaly.
Length: 26 minutes, 43 seconds.
English
Wed, Dec 2nd, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Wed, Jan 13th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Question Man reads the newspaper, ABC News anchor Antonio Mora hosts a report on multiple intelligences, tennis pro Zina Garrison explains percentiles and rankings, and Jimmy Santiago Baca shows a group of adult learners how to summarize a poem. Street Beat covers looking up government listings in the phone book, while other segments introduce facts about the United States Census and the word dynamics.
Length: 26 minutes, 43 seconds.
English
Thu, Dec 3rd, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Thu, Jan 14th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Tips on how to summarize almost anything, a pop quiz about adults in college, and the word marginalized. ABC News anchor Antonio Mora reports on different learning styles, a Maryland steel worker studies for his GED, Laverne explains how to use unit price labels on store shelves, and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca talks about how he discovered the joy of language.
Length: 26 minutes, 44 seconds.
English
Fri, Dec 4th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Fri, Jan 15th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
While reading a pamphlet on breast cancer, Laverne explains the basics of probability and odds. Elizabeth Daniels Squire, a novelist who is also dyslexic, talks about her work, and Antonio Mora of ABC News reports on dyslexia. Also: different meanings for the same word, how to learn and remember new words, a quiz about water and the human body, and the word genetics.
Length: 26 minutes, 43 seconds.
English
Mon, Dec 7th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Mon, Jan 18th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Sports Smarts features Olympic medalist Marian Jones running through the concept of rate; a new strand introduces two math-savvy Calculating Women who take charge of an overweight friend's calorie-counting; a Lifelines segment explores smart ways to manage multiple medications; Straight to the Source asks mind mentor Michael Gelb to demonstrate an innovative technique for improving memory; Michael Beech of TV's Third Watch offers tips for handling an emergency.
Length: 27 minutes, 56 seconds.
English
Tue, Dec 8th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Tue, Jan 19th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
In the backseat of a stretch limo, Question Man (Joey Kola) gets financial advice from a millionaire; in Lifelines, an entrepreneurial teenage parent gets help starting up a small lollipop business as he pursues his GED; those math-savvy Calculating Women estimate and calculate their way to an affordable cell phone plan; Straight to the Source asks a federal con-buster to reveal the math behind money scams.
Length: 28 minutes, 26 seconds.
English
Wed, Dec 9th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Wed, Jan 20th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
A Lifelines segment presents strategies for reading comprehension on the GED; a new strand, Math Behind the Arts, features TV chef Curtis Aikens explaining ratios and cooking; a Milestones portrait traces how one man left prison and low literacy behind; TV411's revamped Book Club finds out what happens when an entire Midwestern town reads the same novel.
Length: 28 minutes, 15 seconds.
English
Thu, Dec 10th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Thu, Jan 21st, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Question Man figures out how to decipher legalese; a Milestones portrait shows how an out-of-work Appalachian coal miner succeeded in changing careers; TV411's math-minded Calculating Women explore strategies for building up retirement savings; Math Behind the Arts features a New York City artist who works with clay and the formula for area when she makes tiles for the subway.
Length: 27 minutes, 19 seconds.
English
Fri, Dec 11th, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010 @ 6:00 pm
Math mavens Calculating Women offer tips on how to avoid credit card debt; Milestones focuses on a New York man who, despite a reading disability, teaches others how to pass motor vehicle exams; Laverne ( Liz Torres) dispenses sound advice about reading over-the-counter medicine labels and following prescriptions; on Sports Smarts, three well-traveled Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate how to read a world map.
Length: 27 minutes, 11 seconds.
English