Nice piece in today’s paper about a classroom in Vail, CO using a yellow Labrador named Moose to get kids into reading.  Students take turn reading to the pooch, who (as any Lab owner could tell you) adores the attention.  The dogs are “reading certified” as part of a program called “Wagging Tales”.

I liked this part:

Moose has a calming effect on students and allows them to loosen up when they’re having trouble reading a passage.

“When they read it to me, they have a little more anxiety,” Dekanich said. “With a dog, there’s no criticism or judgment, and no laughter if the child makes a mistake.”

Here’s the link for the full article