Minnesota Therapy Animals
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. -Richard Steele
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elementary schools libraries preschools and child care facilities before and after school programs healthcare facilities boys and girls clubs youth detention facilities
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communication skills by employing a powerful method; reading to a dog. But not just any dog.
R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team,
going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children.
Today, hundreds of registered R.E.A.D. teams work throughout the United States and Canada. R.E.
A.D. is one of those ideas that, in the word of Bill Moyers, “pierces the mundane to arrive at the
marvelous.”
Where Does R.E.A.D. Happen?
R.E.A.D. programs are being implemented all across the country in:
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Creative new ideas and variations
occur with the teams all the time!
Need more information? Check
out the ITA/R.E.A.D.
web site or check Calendar
section of this website for
upcoming seminars.
Dedicated and attentive listeners come from near and far to have the children read to them.
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