Blue’s Clues premiered on the Nickelodeon channel in 1996 with host Steve Burns. Burns functioned as one of the lead characters until 2002 and was replace by Donovan Patton until 2006 when filming ceased. Blue’s Clues segments are still airing today on the Nickelodeon channel which can be accessed with regular cable activation. A preschool based television show, Blue’s Clues was formatted by a team of producers to "empower preschoolers to learn through active participation in activities that are grounded in their everyday lives, to redefine the approach to problem-solving for preschoolers in an engaging manner” (Wikipedia, 2010). The design of each segment of an episode was to mimic the action of turning a page of a story, moving from one scene to another without delay or confusion.
Each episode of Blue’s Clues begins with the host announcing the puzzle. To decipher the puzzle the host and viewers must locate the three clues left behind by Blue, the blue cartoon dog. Every clue is brought to the attention of the viewer after playing a few games. At the end of the program the host returns to his “think chair” to review the clues and unravel the puzzle. Ultimately, the effects of this program aided children in problem-solving skills but of the six early literacy skills, the most prominently recognized were vocabulary, and narrative skills.
Resources:Wikipedia. (2010). Blue’s Clues. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue's_Clues
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