Reading Assistance

Our volunteer handlers and canines build trust with staff and students and provide opportunities for readers of all abilities to spend time reading to a dog.  We know that when anxiety levels are reduced, cognition improves.  This is the case for students who read to the dogs, as well as the students who are in the same room as a dog.  Staff and students report they feel more relaxed, less anxious and they perceive school to be a more enjoyable place to learn and teach.