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Read to Dogs, Ages 5+

Date and Time
Date / Time
Mon, Dec 2, 2024
4:20 PM to 4:40 PM
Location
Location
Tenafly Public Library
100 Riveredge Road
Children's Room
Tenafly, NJ, 07670
Cost
Cost
Free Event
Category
Category
For Kids
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.