Blue Ridge PBS - Ready To Learn

A full day of non-violent, commercial-free, educational children's television programming is broadcast by PBS stations free of charge to every American household, to ensure that all children can begin school ready to learn:

Angelina Ballerina	4-7 years	celebrate music and dance
Animalia	6-11 years	literacy skills, character development
Arthur	4-8 years	reading, writing and social skills
Barney & Friends	2-5 years	cognitive, social, emotional, physical development
Between the Lions	4-7 years	reading and literature
Bob the Builder	3-6 years	character development
Clifford the Big Red Dog	3-7 years	character development and problem solving
Curious George	3-5 years	fostering curiosity and motivation to explore
Cyberchase	8-12 years	science, technology, engineering, math (STEM)
Dinosaur Train	3-6 years	scientific thinking in natural science/history
The Electric Company	6-9 years	literacy
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman	6-10 years	problem solving, brainstorming, collaboration
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies	3-5 years	introducing the animal kingdom
Martha Speaks	4-7 years	vocabulary
Maya & Miguel	6-10 years	English as a second language, cultural diversity
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood	6-10 years	character, emotional, social development, creativity and interpersonal communication
Sesame Street	2-5 years	number and letter sense
Sid the Science Kid	3-6 years	learning to explore and investigate
Super Why!	3-6 years	alphabet, word families, spelling, comprehension, vocabulary
Thomas and Friends	3-6 years	character development, manners, hard work
Word Girl	4-9 years	vocabulary, literacy skills, positive character model
Word World	3-6 years	letter recognition, reading skills

A schedule for current children's programs is located at: www.blueridgepbs.org/html/schedule/multi.htm

Blue Ridge PBS also provides online and outreach services to parents, teachers, childcare providers and other early childhood professionals. These outreach services include workshops tailored to meet specific needs of your community. Workshop topics include "View, Do and Read: targeting multiple learning styles," "Kindergarten Readiness," "Emotion Coaching for Well-Being," and "Welcome to the Web for Children," "Resources for Children Who are Struggling to Learn." We also direct grants for books to children through their families and child care centers.

Consult with us on other topics; we are part of a network of Child Development experts though our partnership in Smart Beginnings, the Governor's Initiative for Early Childhood. See Smart Beginnings of Greater Roanoke.

Blue Ridge PBS Family Literacy resources are supported by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, Comcast Foundation, Edgar A. Thurman Charitable Foundation for Children, Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S. Department of Education, Talaris Research Institute, and PBS Viewers like You.
Ready To Learn Contact Information