Post by misty on Aug 14, 2006 9:29:00 GMT -5
Adoring Listeners Give Struggling Readers a Boost
No one pays attention quite like a dog. Take Aspen, a five-year-old golden retriever. Every week, Aspen travels with his owner, Lisa Benson, to a group home for boys in Newport County, Rhode Island. There, Aspen listens as the boys who live there take turns being his reading buddy...........
Martin believed that in the presence of a therapy dog, children who were struggling with reading “…would be able to relax and become less anxious…be able to focus on their reading, and find reading fun, which would result in improved reading scores and improved self-esteem...............
Read on:
www.connectforkids.org/node/4236
We have 2 dogs , a cat, & some birds. Back when Shannon was learning to read, she'd do SO much better when I heard her reading to the dog than she would when it was ME sitting with her. The dog wouldn't correct her when she stumbled, wouldn't zone out when she read the SAME book for the umpteenth time, etc. Even now that shes 12, I notice how much better her attitude about homework is when shes simply petting the dog while doing it!
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
No one pays attention quite like a dog. Take Aspen, a five-year-old golden retriever. Every week, Aspen travels with his owner, Lisa Benson, to a group home for boys in Newport County, Rhode Island. There, Aspen listens as the boys who live there take turns being his reading buddy...........
Martin believed that in the presence of a therapy dog, children who were struggling with reading “…would be able to relax and become less anxious…be able to focus on their reading, and find reading fun, which would result in improved reading scores and improved self-esteem...............
Read on:
www.connectforkids.org/node/4236
We have 2 dogs , a cat, & some birds. Back when Shannon was learning to read, she'd do SO much better when I heard her reading to the dog than she would when it was ME sitting with her. The dog wouldn't correct her when she stumbled, wouldn't zone out when she read the SAME book for the umpteenth time, etc. Even now that shes 12, I notice how much better her attitude about homework is when shes simply petting the dog while doing it!
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
