About Eight's Ready to Learn

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Ready to Learn is public broadcasting's ongoing contribution to our nation's most important educational goal - that all children begin school ready to learn.

Working with parents and caregivers, this community-based initiative uses Eight children's television programs to emphasize reading, educational activities, and smart television viewing.

PBS and Eight/KAET set the standard for quality television and are honored to provide Ready to Learn.

Selecting appropriate programs for kids can be challenging. PBS Kids is the leader - the gold standard - in the development of quality, educational programming for children.

Parents rely on Eight for non-violent, non-commerical, educational programs.

 

Ready to Learn Goals

• Adults realize their importance to their children's education
  
  
• Adults monitor the amount and content of children's television viewing
  
  
• Adults spend time co-viewing with and reading to children
  
  
• Children develop a positive attitude toward learning
  
  
• Children improve their vocabulary
  
  
• Children develop more selective television-viewing habits
  
  
• Adults and children take advantage of activities and resouces at PBSParents.org and PBSKids.org

 

Positive Impact on Learning

A recent study showed that participation in Ready to Learn workshops had a lasting impact on behavior of children and adults:

• Families read books together 35% more often
  
  
• Family book-reading time increased by 20% - about 46 minutes more each week
  
  
• Children watched 40% less TV
  
  
• Children watched 25% more educational programming
  
  
• Adults discussed TV programs with children 50% more often
  
  
• Families made more frequent trips to libraries and bookstores

 

Funding

PBS Ready to Learn is supported by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Friends of Eight.