Reading Educational Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) R.E.A.D. stands for Reading Education Assistance Dogs and is a program launched in 1999 by a non-profit organization, Intermountain Therapy Animals, to help children learn to read by reading to a dog. So, why read to a dog? Sometimes children don't want to read or have difficulty reading because they are afraid. Fear makes … [Read more...]
PAWSITIVE READING
Pawsitive Reading Today's blog post is about pawsitive reading. What is pawsitive reading? Pawsitive reading is what we aim to achieve by participating in R.E.A.D. (Reading Educational Assistant Dog) programs. R.E.A.D. programs are aimed towards children who have difficulty reading. In R.E.A.D. programs, a child reads to a R.E.A.D. team member's dog, who creates a … [Read more...]
