About 50 people attended the Nov. 3 workshop, including interested parents, small children and representatives from other district schools. Americans spend an average of seven hours every day watching television and see an average of 26 violent acts per hour. The goals of PBS shows are to get kids to read more books.
Television is really a wonderful jumping off point for learning through books.
Since KLVX's program started last year, McCue has supervised the distribution of 14,000 books to disadvantaged families in Clark County. If you like what you see on TV, turn it off and do it. She makes it a habit to watch PBS with her children. Set aside a time period to read with kids every day. McCue encourages parents to teach kids that reading is an important part of the day, as vital as sleeping, eating and bathing.