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Reading therapy program comes to an end
Cummings School researchers found that children’s reading skills improved when reading to dogs.
By:Cummings School
November 18, 2014
20070228 - Grafton, MA -- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine student Sarah Perlmutter takes her cat with her to the the Grafton Library's reading enrichment program "R.E.A.D," in which kids read to animals, mostly dogs. (Melody Ko/Tufts University)
20070228 - Grafton, MA -- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine student Sarah Perlmutter takes her cat with her to the the Grafton Library's reading enrichment program "R.E.A.D," in which kids read to animals, mostly dogs. (Melody Ko/Tufts University)

Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)

Cummings School researchers found that children’s reading skills improved when reading to dogs.

Read full story here: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/burlington/2014/11/18/reading-therapy-program-comes-end/19235461/

 

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