Unusual Help for Reading Problems  
   Television report on program in Salt Lake City in which children read to dogs that "listen." Comments from some of the kids.
   http://web.ksl.com/dump/news/cc/famnow/dogread.htm

R.E.A.D. is a Pawsitive Program for Kids of All Ages  
   Children who have had difficulty in learning to read are helped by reading stories to therapy dogs. Delta Society article about a program in Salt Lake City.
   http://www.deltasociety.org/petpart/ppart0101.htm

Sit Stay Read  
   Improves literacy skills and fosters a love of animals by partnering reading assistance dogs with children. Includes training and testing for pet and handler. How it works in Chicago. [May not work for all browsers.]
   http://www.sitstayread.org/About.aspx

Who Let the Dogs In (the Library)?  
   Hand-in-Paw brings the Sit, Stay, Read! program to the Avondale, Alabama, Public Library.
   http://www.handinpaw.org/sitstayread.htm

See Spot Read  
   Therapy dogs provide attentive ears to children who often do not have the confidence to read in front of classmates. Philadelphia Inquirer.
   http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/6007137.htm

Reading to Rover  
   For children who struggle with reading aloud in a group. Dogs offer a calm accepting presence for the children to practice. Pictures. In the New Orleans area.
   http://www.visitingpetprogram.org/Rover.html

Professor Pups  
   Therapy dogs lend a paw to children learning to read. The dogs don't rush the kids or interrupt them. Princeton and central New Jersey.
   http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-news/Week-of-Mon-20030825/005666.html

Canine Companions May Help Kids Learn to Read  
   Salt Lake City program in which kids read to dogs. The children have shown dramatic improvement in skills, and other states are now following Utah's lead. National Geographic.
   http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1001_021001_READdogs.html

Dogs' New Trick: Help Kids Read  
   Children relax by petting a dog as they read. They don't have to wory about the animal correcting them. R.E.A.D. is Reading Education Assistance Dogs.
   http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/pets/story/7350191p-8294208c.html

Dog Therapy Helping Kids Read  
   H.A.R.T. (Human-Animal Relational Therapies) brings therapy dogs with their handlers to the Mahopac (New York) Library where children learn to read better when they read to the dogs.
   http://www.midhudson.org/department/youth/DogTherapy.htm

Welcome To Kayla's Club  
   A weekly after-school program for gifted, at risk, and special needs students at a middle school outside Houston, TX. Children gain confidence and interpersonal skills.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~kaylasclub/

DEAR Program of Fidos for Freedom:  
   Encourages children to read one-on-one with therapy dog and a trained volunteer. Each child is matched with a Therapy Dog Team for a semester. In Laurel, Maryland.
   http://www.fidosforfreedom.org/FFF_dear.htm

Reading Aide Does Her Job by Lying on the Carpet  
   Students read to Annabelle, a beagle, who listens politely. This Canine-Assisted Reading Education (CARE) program is run by Caring Canines, a volunteer organization that offers animal-assisted activities in the Baltimore-Washington area. [Laurel Leader]
   http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpid=810&show=archivedetails&ArchiveID=952976&om=1

Reading to the Animals  
   This library program uses dogs as listeners. Kids gain skills reading out loud. One child even read in Chinese. [Pleasanton Weekly]
   http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/morgue/2002/2002_11_29.paws29.html

A Dog's Life  
   Levi, Rascal, and Magie and their owners are part of (HABIT) Human Animal Bond in Tennessee. They visit nursing homes in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. [Oak Ridger Online]
   http://www.oakridger.com/stories/100603/new_20031006022.shtml

Four-Legged Listeners Help Improve Kids' Reading Skills  
   A white dog named Merry Christmas and five other pet therapy dogs are taking part in "4 Paws for Reading" program at the Clarksville-Montgomery County (TN) Library. Dogs and owners are trained and screening to be designated as special literacy m
   http://www.theleafchronicle.com/news/stories/20031012/localnews/441354.html

Dog Helps Build Interest in Reading  
   While many dogs have been trained to bring cheer to nursing homes and hospitals, 94-pound Zoe has been trained to sit and listen to children read. Students are more enthusiiastic about reading. Dogs don't make fun of you when you make a mistake. (The Hera
   http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2003/October/15/LNtop2.htm

A Day in the Life of a Therapy Dog  
   A corgi named Fezziwig spends days helping students with his owner, an elementary school counselor. [NewsRegister, McMinville, OR]
   http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=172415

Young Readers Find Good Listeners in Dogs  
   The Beaverton City Library's "Read to the Dogs" program aims to encourage reluctant readers. The relaxed atmosphere encourages children to read. [The Oregonian]
   http://www.oregonlive.com/metrowest/oregonian/beaverton/index.ssf?/base/metro_west_news/106708293039071.xml

Animal-Assisted Learning  
   Experiments in using the natural bond with animals to relieve stress in children. Love, compassion, and empathy are vital concepts for challenged children.
   http://www.realsolutions.org/animlear.htm