Getting ready to learn : creating effective, educational children's media / edited by Shelley Pasnik.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ready to learn and public media : improving early learning outcomes for America's children / David Lowenstein, Pamela Johnson, and Michael Fragale -- From mission to screens : the PBS KIDS approach to content / Sara DeWitt and Linda Simensky -- Using media to foster parent engagement / Megan Silander and Elisa Garcia -- Building learning pathways and community for early childhood educators / Lori Brittain, Jean Crawford, Sara Shapiro, Jeanne R. Paratore, Alejandra Salinas, Lisa O'Brien and Sarah Blodgett -- When creativity + collaboration = success : the making of Peg + cat / Kim Berglund -- Children's mathematical thinking and learning : the importance of study design and aligned assessments in promoting and capturing learning / Deborah Rosenfeld and Daisy Rutstein -- What early childhood educators need in order to use digital media effectively / Phil Vahey, Regan Vidiksis and Jaime Gutierrez -- Curation and mediation : essential ingredients when supporting children's learning / Savitha Moorthy and Ximena Dom�inguez -- Preschoolers learn to think and act like scientists with the Cat in the hat / Sara S. Sweetman, Lawrence S. Mirkin, Anne E. Lund and Shannon K. Bishop -- Science takes center stage : design principles to support young children's science learning with media / Marion Goldstein, Claire Christensen, Sarah Gerard and Megan Silander -- Permission to speak : how educational media can start and extend dialogue for kids and adults / Naomi Hupert and Alexandra Adair -- Informational text adventures with Molly of Denali / Nell K. Duke, Carol Greenwald, and Anne E. Lund -- Building community partnerships to support family learning / Aaron Morris, Devon Steven, and Kea Anderson -- How ready to learn is bringing inclusive design to PBS KIDS / Jennifer Rodriguez and Michael Conn-Powers -- Adaptive and personalized educational games for young children : a case study / Jennifer Rodriguez, Dylan Arena and Jeremy D. Roberts -- Innovations in evidence and analysis : the PBS KIDS learning analytics platform and the research it supports / Jeremy D. Roberts, Charles B. Parks, Gregory K.W.K. Chung, Elizabeth J.K.H. Redman, Katerina Schenke and Cosimo Felline.