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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, Curious George, Clifford, Super Why!, Word World and Sid the Science Kid. Ready to Learn also provides extensive outreach services throughout Southeast Michigan. These services include workshops for parents, child care providers and other early childhood professionals and distribution of children's books. Ready to Learn initiative is funded by: Bill & Sally Wildner Foundation, Benard L. Maas Foundation, Roger A. Graef Foundation, Quicken Loans and Talmer Bank. 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.
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.
http://www.dptv.org/ondemand/special/ecicindexstate2.shtml Books for Children
We give free books to every participant who attends a Ready To Learn workshop. RTL also has a proven track record of reaching parents of children at highest risk for low literacy.
Because we deliver workshops in several languages, we have been particularly successful at reaching parents from diverse ethnic backgrounds. The program also reaches thousands more through events and distribution of free books throughout the community. Ready To Learn Contact
Vernita Beverly
Director Ready To Learn Education/Outreach Detroit Public Television 1 Clover Court Wixom, MI 48393 (248) 305-3773 vbeverly@dptv.org Ready To Learn Workshop Sponsors
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