Super Why

Weekdays at 7:30 a.m. (begins Sept. 4) and 4:30 p.m. (begins Sept. 3)

Super Readers to the rescue! With a breakthrough interactive approach to reading education, classic fairytales with a preschool twist and empowering young heroes, Super Why is the only preschool property created to help children learn the fundamentals of reading through interactive storybook adventures.

The standout, imagination-stimulating series focuses on the adventures of four fairytale friends who transform into reading-powered superheroes: Alpha Pig with Alphabet Power, Wonder Red with Word Power, Princess Presto with Spelling Power, Super Why with the Power to Read and Super You with the Power to Help. Together, they are Super Readers who jump into books (literally) to find answers to everyday preschool challenges and embark on exciting adventures.

Word World

Weekdays at 9 a.m. (begins Sept. 4) and 3 p.m. (begins Sept. 3)

Welcome to a colorful, word-rich place where friends have fun and meet challenges through word play. Each episode of Word World is a fun narrative built around a wacky troupe of WordFriends, who are characters first and words second.

WordFriends invite the preschool viewer to join them on comic adventures, where problems can only be resolved by “building” the right word. Word building is a unique moment when children witness a word form and then “morph” into the thing it is! Words come alive, save the day and become a child’s best friend in this 3-D animated series. Learning to form words has never been this fun!

WordGirl

Fridays at 9:30 a.m. (begins Sept. 14)
Special Labor Day premiere on Monday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

This new PBS Kids Go series chronicles the adventures of Becky Botsford, a mild-mannered fifth grader who, at the call of duty, transforms into WordGirl — caped crusader and definition dynamo. Featuring perilous predicaments, cliffhanger endings and a loyal monkey sidekick, WordGirl gives elementary school children a fun and unique way to learn the power of new words.