Impact
A national PBS impact study was conducted to measure the effects of our education workshops on
parents and educators, and the children in their care. Findings from this study indicate that
parents and educators who attend a WNIN education workshop:
- •Were more likely to discuss a program with the children in their care while watching.
- •Were more likely to discuss characters from a program with their children and view the program
with their children.
- •Were more likely to do activities and read a book with their children in their care related to
a program watched.
- •57 percent of parents are still reading to their children at least once a day six months after
attending a workshop.
Community Partners
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Title 1
Elementary Schools
Free for parents and caregivers of children in EVSC Title I Schools. The following elementary
schools are currently offering these workshops: Caze, Lincoln, and Cedar Hall
Early Head Start Home Visitors Program
Free A Place of Our Own or Los Niño’s en Su Casa workshops for participating families.
Early Childhood Development Coalition
Learn more about how you can host a Literacy Party for your friends and receive free books and
literacy materials.
EVSC New Directions
Huntingburg Elementary School, Gibson County
Henderson Migrant Head Start
Life Choices
Indiana Head Start
RTL Workshops for Parents/Caregivers
| Language and Literacy |
A Place of Our Own
- "Print Rich Environment"
- "Using TV to Help Children Learn"
- "Storytelling"
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Between the Lions
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| Dialogic Reading |
| Dragon Tales
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Jakers!
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Mister Rogers
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Parenting Counts
- "Building Words"
- "Parentese"
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Reading Rockets
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Sesame Street
- "Language to Literacy"
- "Talk, Read, Write"
- "What's the Word on the Street?"
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| Health and Science |
A Place of Our Own
- "Preventing Childhood Obesity"
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Arthur
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Cyberchase
- "Know Your Dough"
- "Math"
- "Math in Science and Engineering"
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| Design Squad |
| Dragonfly TV |
| It's a Big, Big World |
Zoom
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| Child Development |
A Place of Our Own
- "Conflict Resolution"
- "Play and Creativity"
- "Supporting Children with Special Needs"
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| About Conflict (Series of 4) |
Arthur
- "Feeling Good About School"
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Barney
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| Bullying |
Clifford
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| Effective Fatherhood |
| Emotion Coaching |
| Learning Through Play |
Maya and Miguel
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Mister Rogers
- "Challenging Behaviors"
- "Feeling Safe, Safe Havens"
- "What Do You Do with the Mad that You Feel?"
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Parenting Counts
- "Baby's Cues"
- "Copycats"
- "Parentese"
- "Reading Faces"
- "Stress"
- "Testing 1,2,3"
- "Valuing Emotions"
- "Tantrums"
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| Sensory Integration |
Sesame Street
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| "Television as an Effective Learning Tool" |
Ready to Learn Workshops for Educators
Arthur
- "Hooray for Health"
- "a is for Asthma"
- "Binky Goes Nuts" (peanut allergies)
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| Design Squad |
| Dragonfly TV |
Jakers!
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| Parenting Counts |
Sesame Workshop
- Sesame Street: "Healthy Habits for Life"
- "Lead Away!"
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Mister Rogers: "Taking Good Care of You"
- Controlling Infectious Disease
- Keeping Children Well
- Managing the Sick Child
- Nourishing Emotional Growth
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Mister Rogers
- "Challenging Behaviors"
- "About Conflict"
- "Feeling Safe, Safe Havens"
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Workshops are planned for an audience of 15 people. This cost includes books, educational
materials, folders for participants, and one free child's book relating to the theme of the
workshop.
For further information, Contact:
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WNIN Ready to Learn Coordinator
(812)423-2973 x250
405 Carpenter Street
Evansville, IN 47708-1027
Denise holds a PhD from Purdue University and has been working in not-for-profit public education
since 1995. She joined the WNIN staff as Ready To Learn Coordinator in September of 2006. She and
her husband are raising two grade school-age children of their own.
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