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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Rachel Brubaker
September 26,
2001
Education Marketing Coordinator
Telephone: (410) 581-4191
E-mail: rachelbrubaker@mpt.org
MPT. This is bigger
than television.
MPT's Ready to Learn and Ready to Grow services to conduct
workshops for child-care providers
Statewide workshops are planned for November and December
Owings Mills,
MD:Maryland Public Television (MPT) will hold low-cost workshops on
Saturdays in November and December for child care providers who work with
preschool and school-age children. The sessions will be held at public
libraries and community centers throughout Maryland. MPT's Ready to Learn
service trains caregivers of children ages two through five. MPT's Ready
to Grow service trains caregivers of children ages five through twelve
in before- and after-school programs.
The six-hour-long sessions emphasize character education, developing good
television viewing habits and age-appropriate activities, particularly
in the area of literacy. Ready to Learn workshops incorporate the popular
PBS children's television programs Between the Lions, Dragon Tales,
Arthur, Sesame Street, and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. Ready
to Grow workshops integrate the PBS children's television programs Arthur,
Between the Lions, and Zoom. Participants attending Ready to
Grow workshops also receive an innovative resource kit. Ready to Learn
and Ready to Grow workshops are accredited by the Maryland Department
of Human Resources/Child Care Administration and may be taken for licensing
credit in the child development core of knowledge area.
The fee for a Ready to Learn workshop is $35.00. To register, contact
Ready to Learn at (800) 223-3678, ext. 4166. The fee for a Ready to Grow
workshop is $45.00. To register, contact Ready to Grow at (800) 223-3678,
ext. 4179. Completed registration forms and fees must be received ten
days in advance of the workshop date.
For more information on MPT's preschool and after-school services, visit
www.mpt.org/learningworks.
Maryland Public Television's
Ready to Learn and Ready to Grow services are sponsored by the Maryland
Department of Human Resources/Child Care Administration. Ready to Learn
is part of the national PBS Ready To Learn initiative, launched in 1994
to address the need of preparing young children in America for school.
MPT's Ready to Learn service is additionally supported by the Maryland
Infants and Toddlers Program/Preschool Services and PBS Ready To Learn.
PBS Ready To Learn is supported under the Ready to Learn Television Program,
PR/Award Number R295A00002, as administered by the Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. However, the contents
do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the National
Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education, the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement, or the U.S. Department of Education,
and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
Maryland Public Television is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public
television station, serving the citizens of Maryland and beyond through
a variety of broadcast and non-broadcast activities. In addition to television
programming, MPT creates instructional videos, develops training sessions,
and builds Internet sites for thousands of students, teachers, and child-care
providers annually.
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