Many thanks to Rebecca Starace

Many thanks to Rebecca Starace, Class of 2005. rebecca very generously offered a preogram for our 2nd and 3rd grade students called "Paws to Read! Students have the opportunity to read aloud to an International Certified Therapy Dog, Daisy. 

Studies from UC Davis’s School of Veterinary Medicine have shown that when children read aloud to dogs: 

•Public speaking anxiety decreases 
•Reading frequency increases & children become more confident readers 
•Focus, concentration and motivation improves 
•Vocabulary is expanded by as much as 30%