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Paws & Pages: Read w/ a Dog
Monday, November 18, 2019
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Monona Public Library
Story Room
Event Details
PAWS AND PAGES: Reading with a Dog
Register children, independent readers, for a 20 minute time slot.
The program improves children’s reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a therapy animal. But not just any animal. Dogs on Call teams are registered therapy animals that volunteer with their handler going to schools, libraries, and many other settings as reading companions for children.
Learning to read is often less about intellectual limitation than about overcoming fears. Animals are ideal reading companions because they:
Learning to read is often less about intellectual limitation than about overcoming fears. Animals are ideal reading companions because they:
- Help increase relaxation and lower blood pressure.
- Listen attentively.
- Do not laugh, judge, or criticize.
- Allow children to proceed at their own pace.
- Are less intimidating than peers.
DATES: Third Monday of the Month
Sep 17
Nov 19
Feb 18
April 15
June 17
July 15
TIMES PM
4:40 to 5:00
5:00 to 5:20
5:20 to 5:40
5:40 to 6:00
Event Type(s): Children
Karen Wendt
(608) 222-6127
