Reading to the Dogs

October 5, 2009 by Melanie  
Filed under Activities, Events, Feed, Salmon Creek

Can Dogs Help Kids Read?

reading-dogApparently so.  Studies show that reading aloud can help reading comprehension, and reading to a dog seems to be less intimidating than reading to a person.  CBS News aired a short news story on this, “Can Dogs Teach Kids to Read?

Three Creeks Library in Salmon Creek has a Read to the Dogs event scheduled for Wednesday, October 21st from 5 to 7 pm for children ages five to twelve.

Registration begins October 14th.  Call Three Creeks Library at (360) 571-9696.


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