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. More resources to help
parents, teachers and other caregivers use public television to help
children love learning are available at the
PBS Ready To Learn Web site
15th annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators
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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, Between
the Lions, and Reading
Rainbow.
Ready To Learn also
provides extensive outreach services
to the local area. These services
include workshops for parents, childcare
providers and other early childhood
professionals and distribution of
children's books and PBS Families/para
la Familia magazine. Ready To
Learn is funded by a Ready To Learn
Television Cooperative Agreement
from the U.S. Department of Education
through the Public Broadcasting Service.
Is
there someone in your neighborhood or community who is caring for children
that deserves a little recognition?
Six finalists were
chosen from the WFYI viewing area
These finalists were sent on to
A Place of Our Own where one provider
will be chosen to appear as The Provider
of the Week on A Place of Our Own or
Los Ninos en Su Casa in 2009.
A Place of Our Own/Los Niños en Su Casa
Monday - Friday at 6 am on TV 20
Los Niños en Su Casa airs on Sundays at 6:30 am
KCET's A Place of Our Own (and Los Niños en Su Casa in Spanish) is a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children. In A Place of Our Own we highlight local and state resources for child care providers
and the children in their care. We understand the complexity of Indiana’s diverse population and represent a broad spectrum of ethnic communities and a wide range of children with special needs.
The Learning Triangle lets you explore
different themes using books, media
and activities.
The “legs” of the triangle
are: VIEW television and video actively;
READ related material; and DO a related
activity.
VIEW: Make viewing active, not passive.
Before viewing programs, talk to children about what they will
see.
Encourage children to describe what they see, repeat new words
or predict what will happen next.
Take time after viewing to discuss what has been seen.
READ: Share a book that connects with what you’ve watched on TV.
Ask open-ended questions and encourage children to talk about the story while reading.
Take time to discuss the story after reading
DO: Use what you’ve viewed and read to connect to related activities.
The activity does not have to be a art project! It can be a walk, a visit, a science experiment, or wherever imaginations take you.
The process is more important than the product.
Let the children do as much work on the project as possible.
Ask children to tell you about their work.
Put children’s names on their projects.
Remember to use non-toxic materials.
To open the Learning Triangle activities or weekly suggested reading lists, you will
need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available
as a free download here.
Select an activity from this list:
WFYI is a proud partner of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Ready To Lead in Literacy project.
Weekly suggested reading lists:
Ready
To Learn Calendar
No Ready To Learn Events
Available at this time.
Christy Prulhiere and her team of
Ready To Learn trainers can bring
an informative program on a number
of topics, including using TV to
teach, connecting kids to books
and media literacy to your next staff
development, parent group or in-service
session. Call Christy at (317) 614-0471
to schedule a session. Our Ready
To Learn program provides information
and tools to help children enter
school ready to learn.
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.
WFYI Indianapolis provides
an array of services, including workshops
for parents, caregivers and teachers
to support their efforts to help
children become strong, competent
and confident learners. Workshop
participants receive teacher's or
activity guides along with other
materials. Choose a workshop from
the list below, or ask our Learning
Services manager to design one
for your group. Call 636-2020
x2051 to schedule a workshop.
WFYI TV 20 is proud to be
a PBS
Ready to Learn Station! Our aim,
like yours, is to build skills needed
for successful learning, including
problem-solving and creative thinking,
while encouraging reading, math,
scientific exploration and an appreciation
of others' cultures and beliefs.
Basic Ready To Learn
If
this is your first Ready To Learn
experience;
it’s a great place to start.
Explore PBS KIDS Ready To Learn,
the free resources available
and how this can help you support
a child’s
learning.
Parents, Teachers Ages
0-8
Tips For Taming The Tube
Learn how to help a child become
media savvy, how to use TV to teach
and when to turn it off. Discover
how to assess the quality of shows
your children view and be a tech-know
parent. Parents, Teachers All ages
Ready To Learn about Emergent
Literacy
Learning to read is a complex developmental
challenge! It’s connected with
other developmental stages that may
not appear to be linked to literacy
at all. Explore three key skills
for emergent literacy, and activities
you can do to help a child acquire
these skills. Parents, Teachers Ages 0-8
Literacy Development with
CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
How does Clifford teach emerging
literacy skills? And more important
how can you use CLIFFORD to help
you teach at home or at school? Explore
CLIFFORD, emergent literacy and how
to choose books for your child. Parents,
Teachers Ages 3-8
Dialogic Reading and Media
Recent research says it is not how
much we read to children but how
we read that makes a difference.
Discover how to make read aloud time
more beneficial, meaningful, and
fun. Parents, Teachers Ages 2-8
Sesame Street Beginnings:
Language and Literacy
Laying the foundation
for your child’s literacy
begins at birth. Parents will explore
simple things to do everyday with
their child to enhance language
skills, which lead to talking,
reading, and writing. Parents Ages
0-5
Sesame Street Beginnings:
Talk, Read, Write
The next step after
a Sesame
Street Beginnings: Language and Literacy
workshop. Parents will discover ways
to support preschoolers’ literacy
development at home, in the car,
and other everyday surroundings.
Help boost your child’s literacy
skills! Parents Ages 2-5
Language, Literacy and
Lions, Oh My!
Lions and ABC’s are a perfect
team! Explore the world of Between
The Lions and the literacy concepts
this show can support through broadcasts
and additional resources.
Parents, Teachers Ages 4-7
From Lullabies To Literacy:
The Importance of Relationships
Explore just how much adults influence emergent literacy
skills when they build a caring,
nurturing relationship and offer
ordinary, everyday experiences that
can make children want to read and
write. Parents, Teachers Ages 0-6
Reading Rainbow Math Is
Everywhere
Mathematics learning and children’s
literature make natural partners.
Help children replace an abstract
collection of facts, symbols, and
rules with reasoning and problem
solving found in familiar situations
in children’s books. Parents,
Teachers Ages 4-11
You Can Ask! Helping Children
Cope With Stress
Stress in
children’s
lives? Absolutely! Adults will learn
positive ways to talk with children
about their feelings and concerns. Parents, Teachers Ages 3-8
Billions
and Trillions of Stuff? A Look
At Brain Development
Brains
grow and develop rapidly. Adults
can help a child to connect in
important ways. Remember: build
synapses! Parents, Teachers Ages
0-5
Mr. Roger's What Do I Do With the
Mad That I Feel?
Children who are angry can be a special
challenge for caregivers. In this
workshop you will learn ways of helping
children develop self-control and
express anger in ways that don't
hurt others. Teachers All Ages
Beyond Teletubbies: Teaching Toddlers
Discover ways to help the youngest
viewers learn about their world as
they explore the world of Teletubbies. Parents, Teachers Ages 0-3
Ready to Learn about Conflict
Every child experiences conflict
with other children and adults. Parents
will learn new skills and ideas for
helping them work through conflicts
with their children and in their
own lives. Parents Ages 3-11
Healthy Habits For Life
The preschool years are a crucial
time in children’s lives to
nurture lifelong healthy habits.
Discover ways to build on children’s
natural curiosity and development
and help them create “Healthy
Habits For Life” Parents, Teachers
Ages 2-5
My Mommy Is In Jail
The more than two million children
whose parents have been incarcerated
face unique difficulties. The behavioral
consequences can be severe. Let’s
explore some options for helping
this growing demographic! Teachers All Ages
Play, Imagine and Learn
Play is an essential and absolutely
delightful part of young children’s
development. It’s more that
just having fun, it’s important
work they must do to grow and develop. Parents, Teacher Ages 2-5
It’s
a Big Big World
Science isn’t just a bunch
of facts; it’s a process of
discovery. Children begin this process
of discovery by investigating the
mysteries they encounter everyday. Parents, Teachers Ages 2-6
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.
PBS
Families and para la Familia PBS Families/para la Familia,
a newsletter printed in English and
Spanish is published twice per year
as part of the Ready To Learn service.
It is distributed through local stations
to parents, childcare providers and
other education professionals through
outreach activities.
Books
for Children
Each month, through outreach activities,
local Ready To Learn stations distribute
300 free books to children who otherwise
would not have books of their own.
The books, provided to local stations
as part of the Ready To Learn agreement,
are secured through a partnership
with First Book.
Ready To Learn
Contact Information Gail Thomas Strong - Learning
Services Director, e-mail or 317-636-2020 ext
2051 Christy Prulhiere - Ready
to Learn Coordinator, e-mail or
317-636-2020, ext 2071
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 
