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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Kids, dogs and a good book are a great combination, according to researchers in UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine — and they have the data to back that up.
It has been recognized anecdotally that children become better readers when they regularly read aloud to dogs, and many animal organizations and libraries around the country have developed reading programs that pair up kids and dogs.
One such program is the All Ears Reading Program, an animal-assisted therapy program developed by Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation of Walnut Creek, Calif.
Hoping to collect scientific data related to the observed successes of reading-to-dogs programs, the foundation and researchers from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine decided to collaborate on two studies.
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