Awards for Reading Rockets

PBS television programs

Adventures in Summer Learning (web show)

• Communicator Award, Silver Award of Distinction
• International Davey Awards Silver Medal Winner
• Telly Awards Bronze Medal Winner

Toddling Toward Reading

• Gold Communicator Award
• Telly Awards Silver Medal Winner

A Chance to Read

• CINE Golden Eagle Award
• Finalist in the Children’s Health category, International Health & Medical Media Awards (the Freddie Awards), 2008
• Gold World Medal at the International Film and Video Competition of New York, 2008
• Silver Award of Distinction, 14th Annual Communicator Awards (International Academy of the Visual Arts), 2008

Reading and the Brain

• First Place in the Children’s Health category, International Health & Medical Media Awards (the Freddie Awards), 2007
• Silver World Medal at the International Film and Video Competition of New York, 2007

Reading Rocks!

• Parents’ Choice (opens in a new window) Silver Honor Award winner

  “Parents of children who have learning disabilities might find this especially reassuring, interesting, and informative…[T]he show…is enlightening and fun to watch.”

Launching Young Readers

• First Place Gold Camera award from the 36th Annual International Film and Video Festival
• Four Silver Statuettes and a Bronze Statuette from the 24th Annual Telly Awards

A Tale of Two Schools

• CINE Special Jury Prize
• CINE Golden Eagle Award
• Unity Award in Media
• Finalist, New York Festivals 2005 International Television Programming and Promotion Awards

Empowering Parents

• CINE Golden Eagle Award
• New York Festivals TV Finalist
• 2006 IRA Broadcast Media Award for Television
• Telly Awards Bronze Medal Winner

Becoming Bilingual

• CINE Golden Eagle Award
• Telly Awards Bronze Medal Winner

Websites

ReadingRockets.org

• 2016 Library of Congress Literacy Awards: David M. Rubenstein Prize (opens in a new window)
• 2014 Interactive Media (opens in a new window) Outstanding Achievement Award
• 2012 W3 (opens in a new window) Gold Award
• 2011 Communicator Award (opens in a new window) Gold Award of Excellence
• 2011 W3 (opens in a new window) Silver Award
• 2010 W3 (opens in a new window) Silver Award
• 2008 Parents’ Choice (opens in a new window) Silver Award
• 2006 Webby Awards Honoree (opens in a new window) The Webby Awards
• 2006 Parents’ Choice (opens in a new window) Silver Award
• Great Web Sites for Kids, (opens in a new window) American Library Association, 2004

• The Achiever, (opens in a new window) U.S. Department of Education, February 2004

  “Reading Rockets! The Sky’s the Limit for PBS Reading Project”
• Education World, (opens in a new window) A+ Site Review, March 2003

• Featured as a “Site You’ll Like” in Parade Magazine, May 5, 2002

  “A site chock-full of practical tools and tips designed to help kids read.”
• 2002 Gold CINDY Award in Early Childhood Education
• Rated four stars in the Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide (opens in a new window)

Start with a Book

• 2020 Parents’ Choice (opens in a new window) Silver Award
• 2012 W3 (opens in a new window) Silver Award: Education
• 2012 W3 (opens in a new window) Silver Award: Family/Parenting

ColorinColorado.org

• 2016 Parents’ Choice (opens in a new window) Gold Award
• 2016 Interactive Media Awards (opens in a new window) Best in Class
• 2016 Communicator Award (opens in a new window) Silver Distinction
• 2006 Webby Awards Honoree (opens in a new window) The Webby Awards
• Best Internet Community Service Effort, (opens in a new window) EPpy Award Finalist, 2004
• Horizon Interactive Awards, Silver Award, Education Website 2004
• Dr. Hotlist Site of the Week, District Administration Magazine, March 2004
• Great Web Sites for Kids, (opens in a new window) American Library Association, 2003
• USA Today Hot Site, (opens in a new window) September 2003
• A+ Site Review, (opens in a new window) Education World, October 2003
• Site of the Week, (opens in a new window) eSchool News, October 2003
• Web Site of the Month, (opens in a new window) National Association of School Psychologists, October 2003

• School Library Journal, (opens in a new window) October 2003

  “While some terrific online literacy resources are available in English, painfully few are available in Spanish. This situation has to change, and Colorín Colorado is a great step in the right direction.”

• National PTA Magazine, September 2003

  “If you know Spanish-speaking parents looking for ways to help their children develop their reading skills, recommend the Colorín Colorado website for a fun and colorful approach to literacy… the website is filled with ideas for activities to make reading a daily activity… expert advice… and links to further resources…”
• Rated five stars in the Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide (opens in a new window)

pbs.org/twoschools

• Washington, D.C., ADDY Award for Best Public Service Web Site of 2003

pbs.org/launchingreaders

• eSchool News Site of the Week, February 2003
• Cool Site of the Day, November 12, 2002