Read to Dogs, Ages 5+
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
For reluctant and emerging readers.
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Read to Dogs is held in cooperation with Therapy Dogs of Tenafly. Children read one-on-one to a dog/trainer team for a 20 minute session.
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This program takes place on select Mondays through the school year with a break during the summer months.
Why Read to a Dog? Learning to read is often less about intellectual limitation than about overcoming fears. Animals are ideal reading companions because they:
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Help increase relaxation and lower blood pressure.
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Listen attentively.
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Do not laugh, judge, or criticize.
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Allow children to proceed at their own pace.
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Are less intimidating than peers.
Read to dogs is very popular. We ask that families register no more than 2 times a month.
- Date:
- Monday, April 20, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 4:20pm - 4:40pm
- Location:
- Tenafly - Children's Room
- BCCLS Library:
- Tenafly Public Library
- Audience:
- Age - 5 years Age - 6 years Age - 7 years Age - 8 years Age - 9 years Children
- Categories:
- Children > Ages 5 - 8 yrs
Registrations open at 4:20pm Monday, April 6, 2026
Tenafly Library
- tenfcirc@bccls.org
- 100 Riveredge Rd.
Tenafly, NJ 07670 - 201-568-8680
- tenaflylibrary.org