After taking some time
researching animal assisted therapy, I wanted to see some local organizations
that are located in Cincinnati. Therapy
pets of Greater Cincinnati are a non profit organization which serves clients
in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Through animal-human bond, this organization promotes the important role
that animals can have in a person’s life.
The pets in this organization visit many different places including
schools, rehabilitation centers, healthcare facilities, and homes. This organization provides three different
services which include Animal Assisted Activities, Animal Assisted Therapy, and
Pages’N Paws. Pages’N Paws is having a
child build their literacy skills through reading to a dog. This provides the children to have a fun
reading setting as well as it has been proven to be very effective in
progression of reading.
I love the idea of reading to a dog. It something that can be transferred back to home, if they have a dog. Perhaps if the parent is not 100% into listening to the child, they can find a pet to read to. Unfortunately, they are not able to correct their reading like a human can! But at least the concept and practice is there.
ReplyDeleteRachel,
ReplyDeleteWhen I heard about this program, I was the same way. I absolutely love the idea to read to a dog as well! I think it gives children a whole different setting to read in, but in a fun way.