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Reading to the Dogs program has profound effect on library patrons

9:41 PM, Mar. 1, 2014
Reading to Dogs
Reading to Dogs: Therapy Dogs International brought their animals to the West Lafayette Public Library where children read to them. Studies find that children who have difficulty reading out loud are more relaxed and comfortable reading to a dog.
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Garnering the courage to read out loud can be difficult, especially for elementary-aged children.

To make it a little easier, West Lafayette Public Library invites students and their parents to come read to a nonjudgmental audience - dogs.

Linda Klein, children's library assistant, said she first coordinated Reading to the Dogs in 2006, and the program has occurred about nine times per year ever since. ...

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