Pet Therapy Supporting Research

Citation for Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D Program:  Intermountain Therapy Animals. (n.d.) R.E.A.D. Retrieved April 6, 2018, from http://www.therapyanimals.org/R.E.A.D.html

Beetz, A. M. (2015). How animals in schools can support learning. Retrieved from http://www.animalimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Keynote-Beetz.pdf

Linder, D., Mueller, M., Gibbs, D., Alper, J., & Freeman, L. (2018). Effects of an animal-assisted intervention on reading skills and attitudes in second grade students. Journal of Early Childhood Education, 46(3), 323-329. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10643-017-0862-x

Shannon, M. (2007). The benefits of children reading to dogs in public libraries and after school centers: An exploratory study. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://readtothedogs.org/READthesis.pdf

Shaw, D. M. (2013). Man’s best friend as reading facilitator. The Reading Teacher, 66(5), 365-371. Retrieved from http://www.readdogsmn.org/uploads/8/5/3/7/8537911/read_in_reading_teacher_feb13.pdf