Professional Literature

There are many articles available on the internet about using therapy dogs in the educational arena. Here are a few several which we found to be very informative:

• Magic Formula Concepts on the keys to using therapy dogs successfully in the educational environment
• Dunlap – Canine-Assisted Therapy A PhD dissertation project conducted to review related literature and examine the effects of canine assisted therapy on remediating reading skill deficits and its impact on attitudes towards reading
• Canine Visitors The influence of therapy dogs on young children’s learning and well-being in classrooms and hospitals
• Literacy and TD How a therapy dog may inspire student literacy engagement in the elementary language arts classroom
• Social Effects of Therapy Dogs on Children with Disabilities Research to assess the effects of the presence of a dog on verbal and non-verbal interactions of children with developmental disabilities in a school classroom
• Therapy Dogs & Best Practices in Reading R.E.A.D. research results on the impact of therapy dogs in the educational environment