KEDT LAUNCHES PBS KIDS GO!® WRITERS CONTEST

(Continues the tradition of the Reading Rainbow Contest)

Are you in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade? Get ready to write those stories! Your story can be about anything but it must be your own ideas...you cannot "borrow" a story or rewrite a story you have read. You also need to draw at least 5 pictures to show what is happening in the story. It's okay to get your parents or your teacher to help you with the rules and entry sheet.

The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is a national competition designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning.  The effort encourages children in grades K-3 in the Coastal Bend Area and communities across the country, to celebrate the power of creating stories and illustrations by submitting their own original stories and illustrations. 

The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest extends the powerful tradition and annual success of the 15 year national “Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest,” originally created by WNED-TV Buffalo/Toronto and NET Nebraska.  The new Contest is produced by WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto and PBS.

To view the winning entries from the

2009 Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest

click here

               Thanks to the generous support of:

The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is produced by WNED-TV, Buffalo/Toronto and PBS, and is part of PBS KIDS Raising Readers, a national initiative which uses the power of public media to build the reading skills of children ages 2-to-8, with an emphasis on children from low-income families.  The effort is funded by a Ready To Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education, part of a cooperative agreement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), PBS and The Ready To Learn Partnership. 

The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is part of PBS KIDS Raising Readers, which is funded in part by a Ready To Learn grant, in a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The contents of these contest rules were developed under a grant, #PRU295B050003, from the Department of Education.  However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

PBS KIDS GO! Workshops now available for all shows.

We are very proud of our PBS KIDS shows that help prepare children to be ready to excel in school. Our PBS KIDS GO! shows are an excellent tool for students in all levels of edcuation. Learn more by visiting the PBS KIDS GO! website.

The Education Department is always ready to visit your organization. We conduct workshops for parents, teachers and students. Each workshop is based on the Ready to Learn model and will include a short video of a PBS show, a reading form an accompanying book and an activity for the participants (time permitting). Everyone will receive materials to extend the learning experience.

KEDT is participating in the innovative children's Health Initiative, aiming to prevent children from becoming overweight through educational TV and radio using the schools and Internet. Funding for KEDT SuperFit Kids is made possible by a grant from the Coastal Bend Diabetes Initiative.