Home   What We Do   Social Visits   R.E.A.D. Program   Public Presentations   Therapy Pet Classes   Photo Album   Links   Members Only   Contact Us     Professional Opinions I have been impressed with how motivated the kids are to work with Marley. Animals are nonjudgemental and both kids and adults naturally respond to that. While the animal-assisted therapy is not an end it itself, it can be an extremely effective enabler in achieving functional outcomes. The benefits are not just physical but social and emotional as well. Trish Janus, Supervisor, Physical Disabilities Program, Special Education, Montgomery County Public Schools, Bethesda, Maryland     R.E.A.D. Program Our registered Pet Partner® therapy teams participate in the Intermountain Therapy Dog's R.E.A.D® (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) program. Our purpose is to improve the literacy skills of children through the assistance of Healing Paws Therapy Pets therapy teams as literacy mentors.           The Reading Education Assistance Dogs® (R.E.A.D.) program improves children’s reading and communication skills by employing a powerful method: reading to a dog. But not just any dog. R.E.A.D. dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their owner/handlers as a team, going to schools, libraries and many other settings as reading companions for children. Today, hundreds of registered R.E.A.D. teams work throughout the United States and Canada. R.E.A.D. is one of those ideas that, in the words of Bill Moyers, “pierces the mundane to arrive at the marvelous.” Intermountain Therapy Animals , a nonprofit organization, launched R.E.A.D. in 1999 as the first comprehensive literacy program built around the appealing idea of reading to dogs, and the program has been spreading rapidly and happily ever since!

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