|
|
 |
Ready to Learn Services
| Right From Birth and Going To School |
 All
children are ready to learn at birth, but are the adults who care
for them and educate them ready? For example, How do babies’ brains
develop? Why is this information so important? What can parents and
early care/education personnel do to help support and optimize all
areas of child growth and learning? APT’s two parent education
series, Right From Birth and Going To School, based on the research
of Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey, answer these important questions.
Through distance learning courses on APT and face-to-face workshops
with Educational Specialists, adults gain knowledge and learn practical
strategies and skills to ensure that every child in Alabama stays “Ready
To Learn.” For more information, contact Caroline Ryals at 800-239-5233 or cryals@aptv.org |
| Ready To Learn |
Early Care and Education continue to draw national attention.
Mounting research clearly demonstrates the powerful influence
high quality early care and education have on the long-term
health and success of children. It is equally clear that healthy
and successful children equate to healthy and successful communities.
Ready To Learn services help to prepare
children for success in school through the reach of Public Broadcasting. Using
educationally sound PBS Kids Programs, with accompanying Web and
print content, RTL provides support, resources, and trainings to
parents, child care providers, and early education teachers in
such areas as: media literacy, child development, language development,
health, diversity, conflict resolution, and school readiness. Educational
Specialists from the Child Care Management Agencies of Alabama
partner with APT’s Ready To Learn staff to provide the above
services directly to the families, child care providers and teachers
they serve in their CMA region. For more information, contact Tiffany Conner at 800-239-5233 or tconner@aptv.org |
| Ready To Lead In Literacy |
The Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) has received national attention
as an exemplary statewide K-12 initiative designed to significantly
improve reading instruction and ultimately achieve 100% literacy
among public school students.
To support this work, APT has created Ready To Lead In Literacy,
a new 2006 RTL initiative specifically focusing on the literacy
development of young children. A series of face-to-face workshops
for parents, early care providers, and early education teachers
bring the latest research, skills, and strategies for supporting
young emergent readers and writers. For more information, contact Niki McKinney at 800-239-5233 or nmckinney@aptv.org
|
| Ready To Grow |
As more and more Alabama families require extended care for their
children, the need for informed and knowledgeable extended care
staff is growing. Ready To Grow is a new 2006 APT educational initiative
created specifically for extended care sites and providers. Working
with the Department of Human Resources and the State Department
of Education, APT is providing professional development and integrated
active curriculum resources to extended care providers throughout
the state. For more information, contact Suzanne McFerrin at 800-239-5233 or smartina@aptv.org |
|
