Reading has multiple health benefits. Not only does it stimulate your brain but it can also broaden your vocabulary. It improves your memory and reduces stress. The latter is why reading to shelter pets is such a great idea! The program Reading Paws was designed to help children improve their reading skills through the assistance of therapy dogs and their respective owners as mentors.
- The Reading Paws program is an affiliate of READ (Reading Education Assistance Dogs). It is taken to schools, libraries and other places such as one of their latest projects: animal shelters.
- Help shelter animals reduce stress and anxiety by reading to them and improving your own skills. More about this in the video!