R.E.A.D. Dogs Help Children Read
Thank you for your interest in reading with animals!
Reading Education Assistance
R.E.A.D. programs have been implemented across the country. R.E.A.D. Dogs Minnesota is a local program primarily focusing on the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Animals can be ideal reading companions because they help increase relaxation and lower blood pressure. Unlike peers, animals are attentive listeners; they don't judge or criticize, so children are more comfortable and inclined to forget about their own fears. More than 300 articles have been published about the R.E.A.D. program, from the Wall Street Journal and national magazines like Time, Parenting, and Family Circle, to national television, such as National Geographic's Dogs With Jobs, Animal Planet, and the Westminster Dog Show.
In these pages you will find information all about the R.E.A.D. program, R.E.A.D. in Minnesota, how to become a R.E.A.D. team, and how you can help support R.E.A.D. teams in Minnesota 'improve literacy one tail at a time.'
