Early Childhood Education

Read about how we’re reducing the achievement gap starting with Pre-K


Texas PBS Raising Readers provides statewide educational resources for children, caregivers and families with research-based media tools and community engagement efforts proven to help build early literacy skills for young children.

The program provides tools, materials and training needed to acquire key pre-literacy skills so more Texas children are prepared for Kindergarten. Following a “360-degree approach”, children are surrounded with strong community engagement activities, award-winning PBS KIDS television programs and innovative online resources to make anytime learning time.

On the Air

Texas PBS stations air an average of 9.5 hours of researched, commercial-free educational children’s television each workday. Millions of children build their literacy skills with their favorite PBS KIDS characters from these shows and more:

Find out when these shows and more air in your area here.

On the Ground

Though collaborative community partnerships, Texas PBS stations provide engaging events and activities targeting children, teachers, families, community leaders and early education stakeholders. Texas PBS Raising Readers offers a range of innovative outreach campaign ideas and materials to make anytime learning time.

  • Learning Van: Work with Texas PBS Raising Readers to produce a learning engagement van covered in lovable PBS KIDS characters that will tour the state and bring fun, engaging literacy resources to Texas children everywhere
  • Super WHY Learning Adventure: Reading is power and the award-winning PBS KIDS show Super WHY is proven to help children learn the fundamentals of reading through curriculum-based reading games where preschoolers practice literacy skills as they transform into their favorite reading heroes. Bring a reading adventure to preschoolers in your community with the Super WHY Learning Adventure!
  • Grocery Store Games: Through partnerships with local grocery stores, parents can play literacy games with their children while they shop for and talk about healthy food.
  • Library Corners: Raising Readers Library Corners give children an opportunity to strengthen their literacy skills with fun, engaging multimedia resources in your local library.  With PBS KIDS Raising Readers Library Corner resources, librarians can easily implement an inviting area for children to read, learn and play.
    Contact Texas PBS to learn how your organization can bring these activities and much more to your community.

In the Classroom

Preschool teachers and childcare providers often have limited time and limited resources to obtain the quality professional development needed in today’s schools. PBS KIDS Raising Readers and PBS TeacherLine offer a series of online courses for educators,  designed to meet the critical needs of preschool teachers.  Several online courses help educators strengthen literacy curricula and build knowledge around digital media in the classroom – helping today’s teachers create a 21st Century classroom for tomorrow’s leaders.

Research shows Our Success

Research proves Super WHY! Helps Children Learn to Read

Hit PBS KIDS® Series Boosts Literacy Skills for Preschoolers Through Interactive Storybook Adventures and Unique Educational Approach on TV, Online and in Communities.

Study Shows Greatest Skill Enhancement for Children from Low-Income Families

PBS KIDS Island Selected as “Editor’s Choice” By Children’s Technology Review

Leading authority on children’s technology products honors www.readytolearnreading.org for free literacy games and resources

New Report Studies the “Pass-Back” Effect

A report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center finds that parents doubt the educational value of mobile apps but support new experimentation.

Early Childhood Professional Development

Learn more about PBS TeacherLine Raising Readers courses and enroll here: