Educational Outreach

An important part of the Smoky Hills Public Television is our effort to help children succeed in school.  Not only do we broadcast the best quality and most educational programs on television for kids, but we strive to engage and inspire children to be ready and eager to learn.

Over the years, we have educated parents, daycare providers, teachers and children on a variety of topics that expand and enrich their lives. We have provided literacy and child development workshops for low income and English as a second language families. We have visited preschools and elementary classrooms throughout Central and Western Kansas and provided thousands of free books and learning materials to students whose families cannot afford them.

As part of the PBS network, we offer a wide range of entertaining and educational programs for children and outstanding resources for families, educators and childcare providers.

	PBS Teacher Source Multimedia resources for teachers and professional development for preK-12 educators.
	Workshops Ready To Lead in Literacy service of Smoky Hills Public Television assists parents, teachers and caregivers with resources in nurturing the literacy development of children.
	PBS Parents  Find games, activities and parenting advice.
	Parenting Counts Find out how to make the most out of your child's first years of life and the importance of the parent/child relationship.
	Ready to Learn Programs and materials that incorporate the latest research and most effective ways to help kids build reading skills.
	PBS Kids Island! Part of PBS Kids Raising Readers, this site is designed to build reading skills through fun games and activities.