<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Sounds great can you share contact information?<div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 9, 2022, at 2:57 PM, Laurie Tumino via AISLE <aisle@list.railslibraries.info> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">To Jennifer Brown and others wondering about therapy dogs for reading:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">For several years now we have been having therapy dogs come to the library on a regular basis so kids can read to them. It's not the same as what you are talking about, but it has been a great experience and my info may help guide you. I have definitely seen kids who are too shy or not confident enough to read aloud in class come and happily read to the dogs.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Kids come in groups of 2-4 with books preselected in the classroom and take turns reading/petting. Each kid reads for maybe 3-4 minutes, so depending on reading level that could be a whole book or just a few pages. We tell the kids they can handle words they don't know however they choose - skip them, ask for help, say another word, whatever - the dog won't mind. ;-)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Our dog owners have really cute trading cards that they give the kids - those are a really big hit. We rotate through the classes so each kid gets a turn every month or two so the dog can see how they are improving. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Hope this helps some!</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p><b><font color="#9900ff"><font size="4">Laurie Tumino</font><br>Librarian<br>Milne Grove Elementary School<br>565 E. 7th Street<br>Lockport, IL 60441<br>815-838-0542, ext. 2122<br>fax 815-838-6893<br><a href="http://tumino.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Website</a></font></b><br><br><font color="#9900ff"><i>"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."</i> ~ Emilie Buchwald</font></p><p><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">This message is for named
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