We invite school-aged children in grades K-5, particularly those
struggling to read, to the shelter to read to our shelter animals
during our semi-monthly Paws to Read program! Studies have shown that
reading to animals helps with literacy as children are more confident
and less conscientious reading to animals. And, by reading to our
shelter residents, children help socialize them, making them more
adoptable. During this one hour grant-funded program, children will be
introduced to our shelter and learn how animals arrive at the shelter
and what they can do to promote animal welfare. They will then spend
time reading to an animal from a favorite book they may want bring to
the shelter, or a borrowed book from our shelter library.
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