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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar-22
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"What Are All These Dogs Doing at School?" Using Therapy Dogs to Promote Children's Reading Practice
Jalongo, Mary Renck
Childhood Education, v81 n3 p152 Spr 2005
This article discusses how registered therapy dogs can motivate and support children as they practice reading aloud in the company of the dog and with the support of the dog's handler. It also offers practical advice to educators, librarians, administrators, and community members seeking to implement such a program in their communities.
Descriptors: Animals, Reading Instruction, Reading Motivation, Therapy, Reading Strategies, Reading Difficulties, Oral Reading, Reading Improvement, Children, Reading Aloud to Others
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Language: English
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