Dogs Helping to Develop Reading Skills
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There is instant affection. There is not the slightest hint of criticism. And it is becoming trendy. - Dogs are adding another skill to their long resume. They are helping children to develop their reading skills:
“… The philosophy is simple. Children who are just learning to read often feel judged or intimidated by classmates and adults. But reading to a dog isn’t so scary. It won’t judge, it won’t get impatient, it won’t laugh or correct if the child makes a mistake. In a nutshell, dogs are simply excellent listeners. And for shy kids or slow readers, that can make all the difference.”
link: Learning to read? Try talking to a dog
The children also learn that dogs are great friends. And that is always an important piece to knowledge to learn early in life.
Catherine Forsythe
2 Comments
Shtanto
October 25th, 2009
at 2:59pm
Weird! I just linked this idea into Chris on his comments page. Do you think it would work via a webcam?
sarah scott
October 25th, 2009
at 5:59pm
I volunteer with Sit Stay Read, and would like to add: not only does the program improve attendance, it has proven to improve fluency by 10 words per minute!
With this program, the children read about dogs, meet friendly dogs and learn how to treat animals, and then write their own stories about the dogs.
Check out SitStayRead.org–we need more volunteers!