R.E.A.D. to Disco: a Therapy Dog Support Program

disco_picture.jpg Dogs can’t read, but they can be great listeners! R.E.A.D. is the 1st and foremost comprehensive reading to therapy dogs support program helping to improve children’s literacy and social skills through the assistance of trained, registered and insured therapy dog teams as literacy mentors. Children, kindergarten through 4th grade, can sign up for a 10-15 minute session and read with Disco. All children must be able to read in order to participate. Please note that parents and younger/older siblings will not be allowed in the programming space during the R.E.A.D. session. Spots are limited to 4 children per date. Registration will open on Monday, March 9. Audience: Children, School Age (6-12 years) Assistive Listening and ASL ASL interpretation and real-time captioning (CART) are available upon request. Please submit your request via this form or contact the hosting library at least two weeks in advance.