See Spot Read

This week I got to observe a really cool program called See Spot Read. Therapy dogs and their owners show up at schools that request them and let children read to the dogs. It's easy to see that for a struggling reader, reading to a dog would be less threatening and much more fun. Two dogs came to our school and one child read Jake the lab Green Eggs and Ham, while Shadow the golden retriever was treated to a guitar "concert" by a nonreader. The service is free and all dog owners are volunteers.

I love innovative programs that make reading fun for children. And I salute these volunteers who give up their times to train their dogs and let them make children smile.