Story Dogs

CPS is lucky enough to be welcoming the Story Dogs program to our Year 2 area. Story Dogs is a reading support program where selected children needing extra support read to an accredited dog and its handler. The Story Dogs mission is ‘to make reading fun for children, so they become confident, lifelong readers.’ The sessions take place in a quiet area of the school and run for 20 minutes, where children are one-on-one with the dog and volunteer handler. The books used in the program are suitable for each child’s reading level and are engaging and aimed to inspire children to read for enjoyment and knowledge. When children read to a dog the outcomes are amazing:

• They have FUN
• They are not judged
• Their focus improves
• Their reading skills increase
• Their confidence soars

Dog Teams (dog and volunteer) must pass an accreditation by a certified dog trainer as well as being immaculately groomed, vaccinated and vet checked. 

We are lucky enough to have a Carnegie Primary School parent as our Story Dogs Volunteer. Priyanka and her dog Bailey are very excited to begin reading with some of the Year 2 students!

About: Priyanka is a Cake Artist, she is a enthusiastic volunteer and mum of 3 including 'Bailey'

Dog breed:  Stag Hound x Labrador