The Growing Popularity of Therapy Dogs in Schools

We know that dogs are the best type of service animals. They can be an extra hand for people with mobility problems, they can also make troubled people feel at ease during stressful situations. But therapy dogs can also be used in school settings. It has been done on a multitude of educational institutions and is seen to show promising results in terms of learning.

As Jodie Koranda, a teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School said, "Numerous studies have found that literacy skills can be improved from reading to dogs and that children gain confidence in reading and report an increased love of reading. Therapy dogs can also provide stability and comfort to children who are living in poverty or abusive homes."

Taking the use of therapy dogs to the education mainstream could mean that learning quality will improve and school environments will be friendlier to learners of all ages.

Source: STAR BEACON

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