Overview of Ready To Learn
The core of Ready To
Learn is a full day of non-violent, commercial-free, educational children's
television programming broadcast free of charge to every American household.
The daily broadcast includes award-winning programs such as Arthur,
Dragon
Tales, Clifford,
and Between
the Lions.
Ready To Learn also provides extensive outreach services to the local
area. These services include workshops for parents, childcare providers, pre-school teachers
and other early childhood professionals. Ready To Learn
is funded by WXXI, the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation.
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Children's Program Schedule
Program
Web Sites
See Program web sites for games, activities and learning guides at PBS Kids.
See also PBS Parents .
(http://pbskids.org/parents/) and WXXI Parents
Children and Television
Second only to parents, television is the young child's most influential
teacher. Nothing else in our culture can match television's ability to
influence how children learn, think and act. Given the power of television,
young children need adults to help them become wise television users.
Many studies show that with selective viewing, television can contribute
richly to school readiness. To help children get the most from the TV
they watch parents must take responsibility to supervise and guide their
children's TV viewing.
Community
Events:
Literacy Events: Join WXXI at community literacy events
.
Kids Out & About: A
Rochester Area Family Event Site
Grandes
Y Chicos: Grandes Y Chicos es un servicio de web gratuito que ofrecemos
para los padres, guarderias, nodrizas y cualquier persona que busque información
sobre a donde ir y que actividades realizar con sus hijos.
Genesee Valley Parent Magazine:
A free publication about parenting issues and Genesee Valley events and
resources.
Workshops
for Parents, Teachers, and Caregivers
... The WXXI Education Department offers workshops to parents, daycare
providers and educators on the effective use of television in the home
or educational setting. These workshops focus on building media literacy
skills in adults and children. Each workshop participant receives a packet
of program related material to support the discussion. Workshops
are tailored to fit the needs of the audience and vary in length depending
on the time available. Contact the Education Department at (585) 258-0356
for more information.
On-air
Educational Messages
Messages for children related to reading and learning are promoted through
non-commercial video breaks aired between PBS Kids television programs.
60 Second
Science
Book Some Time
Ready To Learn Contact Information
... WXXI Education - (585) 258-0356
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