Paws for tales reading program

We tied that back to the classroom and encouraged participants not to bully others at school. While the final analysis from the pilot program is not complete, Dr. Shipley feels like the program accomplished one of her main goals — getting students excited about reading. She is also considering adding a fourth station where students can plan an adoption event at the school while involving their families and the community to give more back to the shelter.

The students need that emotional connection, and for a lot of them this is something they look forward to every week. I would love to expand on that. This story by Ashley Green originally appeared on Transform Lives. Department of Justice — will shape the next decade of Texas politics. Ad Spot. County teams face off for Franklin bragging rights. Dump truck crashes into Russellville house. Muralist Barbie Hester brightens area windows, doors. Russellville City Council promotes firefighters.

Russellville boys, girls see busy week on basketball court. Big third quarter lifts Belgreen to win. Every Saturday, from p. The dogs are trained to behave well in public and provide the children with a non-judgmental, non-critical, patient reading companion. Many are simply retired teachers who enjoy volunteering their time and expertise to the cause. The program targets children from ages and each child is assigned a to minute shift to read a book, or several books, to the dog.

Massengale says that Clifford the Big Red Dog is always a popular choice, but they provide a variety of reading materials to keep the children on their toes. While a dog in a library might be an unusual sight, Massengale said the reception has always been one of immediate joy and gratitude. Weiss explains that dogs have a calming effect on the children. The blood pressure goes down… It works.

It absolutely works. PAWS in the Workplace provides trained pet-therapy teams the opportunity to provide pet therapy to people in need within their own workplace. Orientation b. Training d. Recertification as required. More physically active PAWS dogs support Physical and Occupational therapists encouraging patients to work harder toward and enjoy reaching individual goals.

Therapy teams work closely under the direction of the supervising therapists. Programs PAWS for People has a number of different programs in place to meet the needs of those we visit and interests of our members.

Recommended training: Creative Connections Mental Health Specially trained PAWS teams volunteer at both inpatient and outpatient mental health organizations, providing non-judgmental love and attention to people in group and individual settings. General Hospital Visiting PAWS has partnered with several local hospitals allowing therapeutic support to patients in a multitude of hospital settings.

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