Nowadays, television occupies a large portion of children's time. From when they start in preschool, children spend more time watching television than participating in any other activity except sleeping. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. The results of some research suggest that there is considerable overlap between the comprehension processes activated while reading and the processes that take place during a period of television viewing. If this is so, it may very well be the case that children who learn comprehension skills from television viewing before they ready to read are equipped with some very important tools when they later learn to read. It has been noted that children are frequently better at recalling televised stories they have watched compared to those they have simply heard. Due to the fact that it is a visual medium, television can present information more concretely than written and spoken text, making it an ideal medium in which to cultivate some of the skills and knowledge needed for later reading.