Until fairly recently I would have been surprised to see dogs (other than those helping the visually impaired) in the library. Lately I have been hearing a lot about a program where reluctant readers practice by reading out loud to dogs. It’s interested because it gives the child someone to interact with who will not judge them for their difficulties in reading and pronunciation. It’s apparently great as a confidence boost.
My worry is that without someone there to help them with difficult words they may skip over them or not realize their mistakes and will therefore take less out of it than they would reading to an adult or one of their peers.
In any case it is a program to watch, you can look it up at Librarydogs.com. It is already found at London Public Library, Garden City Library, Tom Green County Library, Keshen Goodman Library and many more libraries.
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