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Direct linkJill Steel – Literacy, 2024
Reading to Dogs (RTD) in schools, a form of animal-assisted education (AAE), is growing in popularity and prevalence. RTD involves children reading to a registered dog with benefits to well-being and reading outcomes thought to arise because of the unconditional positive regard and non-critical listening bestowed on the child by the dog. Yet RTD…
Descriptors: Animals, Reading Programs, Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes
