[Muncle]

Originally Posted by 784caroline

The purpose of this progran is to get children to read and how that is done is having them read to dogs is the presence of an adult dog handler. You may find this funny but it does work for the kids are less inhibited when an animal is involved and the dogs go through fairly extensive training. First they have to be awarded good canine citizen certificate and then go through theraphy training in order to become a therapy certified dog. All dogs must be at least one year old. Adults are also trained in how to respond to obvious errors in reading not by making direct corrections but again using the dog as the intermediatery.

Kids need to be motivated and nothing breaks the ice like a good lick from a well behaved dog. You should go to Barnes and Noble July 8th and see how this works...you would be suprised at the results.

Now Caroline, you've got to be putting us on. The implication here is that if little Sally mispronounces a word, some huge rottweiler goes for her throat. I'm as big a fan of tough love as the next guy, buy say it ain't so. This is carrying reward/punishment training a bit too far. Or not.



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