PO302: Therapy Dogs in Schools: Incorporating Dogs in Effective Reading Interventions

  • PMD: 3,4
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 8: Promoting Academic Success

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. learn more about a novel reading intervention supporting diverse student populations, including low-income and emergent bilingual students;
  2. identify components of effective community-based interventions and advocate for evidence-based school–community partnerships; and
  3. describe how dog-assisted reading interventions support students’ academic and personal success within the NASP Practice Model.

Description

Boosting children’s confidence in their reading ability is a crucial component of effective reading interventions. Learn how reading to therapy dogs can influence elementary school students’ personal and academic success.

Presenter(s)

Lauren Marnel Shores, California State University, Long Beach

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