Animal assisted therapy programs are helping all kinds of people in all kinds of ways – even with learning to read!
As the stigma attached to it starts to be removed, more and more people are coming forward and admitting that they cannot read.
But can animals really help?
Well clearly, your dog is not really going to help you in the same way a traditional teacher can, but then, animal assisted therapy isn’t really traditional anyway, and there are now many animal assisted therapy programs that are out there to assist with literacy.
So how do they work?
Well the answer is simple really. It works is the same way as most forms of animal therapy.
The animal is completely non-judgmental and gives friendship and support come what may, helping to create an atmosphere of calm that is helpful to the learning process.
Animals are able to help people through difficult times in their lives, and learning to read can be one such time.
Students are increasingly using the animal assisted therapy to help them with the difficult process of reading and understanding what different words mean.
If you or someone that you know cannot read well or is struggling to learn to read, getting involved in an animal assisted therapy and reading project really can make the difference.
Of course, it’s really important to think about what’s best for you and your situation. But once you have, there’s nothing to stop you learning to read and following your dreams.
Many animals are able to help a child through a particular time in their life.
One of these times maybe reading.
It can be hard for a child to learn how to read.
Sometimes it can be a very long and drawn out process.
It may take a long time but with the help of a trained animal, reading can be fun and more enjoyable to learn for any person.
I know this idea sounds a little weird, and this short article is intended only to give you and overview.
If you want to know more about this idea and how it works, then you should go online and do some research.
People that have been helped, particularly in quite unusual ways are often very willing to talk about it, so you might be able to speak to someone who has been through an animal assisted therapy program and used it to improve their reading.
You’ll be able to get the information first hand and find out how the program affected their life for the better.
Most of the time, there will be a very strong and reliable connection between the animal and the person being taught to read.
There are more and more animal assisted therapy programs out there because for many people, they really do work!
They are helping to make a real difference to people’s lives.
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