Home >> Recreation >> Pets >> Animal Assisted Therapy >> Literacy Canine "Literacy Mentors" Lead Pack in Reading Children learn by reading to dogs (and a few cats) trained to "listen" attentively. This pilot program in Salt Lake City is spreading across the country. Unusual Help for Reading Problems Television report on program in Salt Lake City in which children read to dogs that "listen." Comments from some of the kids. R.E.A.D. is a Pawsitive Program for Kids of All Ages Children who have had difficulty in learning to read are helped by reading stories to therapy dogs. Delta Society article about a program in Salt Lake City. Sit Stay Read Improves literacy skills and fosters a love of animals by partnering reading assistance dogs with children. Includes training and testing for pet and handler. How it works in Chicago. [May not work for all browsers.] Who Let the Dogs In (the Library)? Hand-in-Paw brings the Sit, Stay, Read! program to the Avondale, Alabama, Public Library. See Spot Read Therapy dogs provide attentive ears to children who often do not have the confidence to read in front of classmates. Philadelphia Inquirer. Reading to Rover For children who struggle with reading aloud in a group. Dogs offer a calm accepting presence for the children to practice. Pictures. In the New Orleans area. Professor Pups Therapy dogs lend a paw to children learning to read. The dogs don't rush the kids or interrupt them. Princeton and central New Jersey. Canine Companions May Help Kids Learn to Read Salt Lake City program in which kids read to dogs. The children have shown dramatic improvement in skills, and other states are now following Utah's lead. National Geographic. Dogs' New Trick: Help Kids Read Children relax by petting a dog as they read. They don't have to wory about the animal correcting them. R.E.A.D. is Reading Education Assistance Dogs.
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