Ellie, Ras, Tootse , Skye and quite a few different licensed remedy dogs, together with Glory the Parrot, an authorized remedy fowl, fortunately listened to kids in kindergarten to sixth grade apply their studying expertise on Thursday night on the “Read to a Dog” workshop on the Valencia Library.
Every third Thursday of the month the Valencia library hosts its “Read to a Dog” occasion the place young kids can apply their studying expertise in a judgmental-free zone with licensed remedy dogs and their homeowners. The kids even have the possibility to provide the animals pets and cuddles.
“Read to a Dog” is a well-loved program that has been reoccurring for a number of years, mentioned Mirissa Dunne, a Valencia Library assistant. Her favourite half about the entire expertise is “seeing the joy out of the children at the library for years.”
“Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss, “Who am I” by Jeffrey Turner, and different traditional kids’s books had been available for the members to learn to any remedy canine available.
The workshop’s objective is to encourage kids who could also be shy to really feel compelled and secure sufficient to learn to a furry good friend.
“To see a kid who may be scared to read and then because there’s a dog and they don’t have to read to a person … they literally start to read and lose their fear,” mentioned Jill Cullens a remedy canine proprietor and volunteer.
Participants learn as much as three books to completely different furry associates all through the hourlong session. They had been additionally given the possibility to carry and be kissed by Glory the Parrot, a small green-cheeked Conure who enjoys kids together with her proprietor Charles Davis.
The kids practiced their pronunciation and vowels, and after they found a difficult phrase they’d ask for assist from the volunteers with smiles on their faces as they concurrently pet the animals.
“I just love being with the kids and being able to share a little bit about Glory and what she’s all about,” mentioned Davis. “And seeing the responses to this.”
All remedy animals on the library on Thursday go to colleges and hospitals to serve those that want further assist.
Several remedy animal homeowners mentioned that they liked going to the “Read to a Dog” workshop hosted by the library as a result of it’s a good way to have the youngsters apply their studying and a pleasure to witness.
The “Read to a Dog” workshop additionally takes place on the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library and the Old Town Newhall Library. All three branches have completely different scheduled days and instances.
For extra details about “Read to a Dog,” different scheduled programming, and which location the occasions will take place in, go to https://santaclarita.librarycalendar.com/events/month.
