What is Read with ME™?
Read with Me™ is a special initiative of the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program.
Reading matters to your students. It matters to their future academic success, and in turn, their career options as adults.
Reading also matters to you as an educator, to your school district, and to the health of your community.
The Pet Partners Read with Me™ program improves children’s reading and communication skills by reading to a dog. But not just any dog. These dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their handlers as a team, going to schools and libraries.
In the field of therapy animal work, Pet Partners is uniquely committed to education and preparedness. Our therapy animal teams are passionate about supporting literacy, and a therapy animal team provides an engaging, non-judgmental, creative opportunity for all students to get excited about building their skills while having fun.
Here's how it works!
Our volunteer therapy animal teams complete their required coursework, health screening, and behavioral assessment becoming registered therapy animals. The team has been trained and tested for health, safety, appropriate skills and temperament. When these special animals come to hear children read, it makes reading fun!
Dogs can not read but they can be great listeners. Their presence creates a relaxed, comfortable,
non-judgemental and FUN environment.
For additional information.
Read with Me™ is a special initiative of the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program.
Reading matters to your students. It matters to their future academic success, and in turn, their career options as adults.
Reading also matters to you as an educator, to your school district, and to the health of your community.
The Pet Partners Read with Me™ program improves children’s reading and communication skills by reading to a dog. But not just any dog. These dogs are registered therapy animals who volunteer with their handlers as a team, going to schools and libraries.
In the field of therapy animal work, Pet Partners is uniquely committed to education and preparedness. Our therapy animal teams are passionate about supporting literacy, and a therapy animal team provides an engaging, non-judgmental, creative opportunity for all students to get excited about building their skills while having fun.
Here's how it works!
Our volunteer therapy animal teams complete their required coursework, health screening, and behavioral assessment becoming registered therapy animals. The team has been trained and tested for health, safety, appropriate skills and temperament. When these special animals come to hear children read, it makes reading fun!
Dogs can not read but they can be great listeners. Their presence creates a relaxed, comfortable,
non-judgemental and FUN environment.
For additional information.
Karat Loves a Good Story Jim & Karat
Read With Me
Pet Partners of Prescott has teamed up with local libraries to offer a 'Read with Me' program throughout the year. Come join us and READ TO A THERAPY DOG.
'Read With Me' Program Schedules
Chino Valley Public Library
2nd Tuesday 3-4pm (Cooper)
4th Monday 3-4pm (Megan)
Dewey -Humboldt Library
2nd & 4th Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm (Bonnie)
1st & 3rd Wednesdays 3;00-4:00pm (Porsche)
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Cruiser at the Dewey-Humbolt Library with the Read with Me Program
Slide Show
Slide Show
Cruiser at Prescott Valley Library Summer Read-with-Me Program
BOOKS for CHILDREN
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- Alphabet Soup – A feast of letters - Scott Gustafson
- The Dog, from Art!, Arf! To Zzzzzzz - The Dog Artist Collection
- ABCD, An alphabet book of dog and cats – Shiela Moxie
- Cool dog, School dog – Deborah Heiligman
- Dog Loves Books – Louisa Yates
- Art Dog – Thacher Hurd
- May I Pet Your Dog? – Stephanie Caimenson
- Stella Unleashed – Linda Ashman/Paul Meisel
- I’ll Teach My Dogs 100 Words – M. Frith
- Not Afraid of Dogs – Susanna Pitzer
- The Dog Who Had Kittens - P. Robertus
- Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy - Jane O'Connor
- Pete the Cat - Eric Litwin
- One Incredible Dog! Kizzy - Chris Williams
- Will You Read to Me? - Jo Ann Russell/ Janice Bodenhamer
- Superdog: The Heart of a Hero - Caralyn Buehner
- How Rocket Learned to Read - Tad Hills
- Reading Makes You Feel Good - Todd Parr
- Close to You: How Animals Bond - Kajikawa, Kimiko
- The Barkers - Tomie, DePaola
- W is for Woof - Ruth Strother
- One Incredible Dog! Lady (therapy dog) - Williams, Chris
- Rosie, a Visiting Dog's Story - Calmenson, Stephanie
- Some Dogs Do - Jez Alborough
- How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read - Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
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