Funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ready To Learn is public broadcasting's response to a critical national goal: all children will enter school ready to learn.

Ready To Learn encourages adults to:

• Watch television with children
• Limit the amount of television viewing
• Be more selective in their children's choices of programming
• Seek out related books and activities to reinforce the educational information provided in PBS children's series and other television programs

The purpose of WMHT's Ready To Lead in Literacy initiative is to help parents and educators use public television in an effective and appropriate manner with children. Over nine hours of children's programs are broadcast daily. In addition, a variety of Ready To Learn adult workshops are offered to parents and day care providers. These workshops show how to use children's programs on television as tools for learning in the home or day care setting.

Workshop topics include:

• Television and Literacy
• Kids & TV
• MATH and Literacy
• TV as a Science Teacher
• TV as an Art & Music Teacher
• Get Healthy: Snacks and Exercise
• Sesame Street Beginnings: Talk Read Write

Participants in WMHT Ready To Learn workshops receive valuable tools and information they can use with their children. For workshop information, call 518  880-3484

Expert Q&A: Preparing Children for School

A Place of Our Own Weekdays, 6am begins May 7 Los Niño's En Su Casa Sundays, 6am begins May 6 This new series provides parents and childcare providers with information about helping young children develop social, emotional and cognitive skills. Everyday concerns such as tantrums, literacy, preventing obesity and speech and language delays are some of the topics that will be highlighted. Ask questions, share advice and participate in discussions about your child care needs. (Espanol)

WMHT and its partners offer workshops to parents and day care providers. These workshops show how to use children's television programs as tools for learning in the home or day care setting.

For workshop information, call 518. 880.3484.

Funding for this program provided by: