Read to Dogs, Ages 5+

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

For reluctant and emerging readers.

• Read to Dogs is held in cooperation with Therapy Dogs of Tenafly. Children read one-on-one to a dog/trainer team for a 20 minute session.

• This program typically runs every week through the school year with a break during the summer months.

Why Read to a Dog? Learning to read is often less about intellectual limitation than about overcoming fears. Animals are ideal reading companions because they:

• Help increase relaxation and lower blood pressure.

• Listen attentively.

• Do not laugh, judge, or criticize.

• Allow children to proceed at their own pace.

• Are less intimidating than peers.

Read to dogs is very popular. We ask that families register no more than 2 times a month.