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Evelyn Ferrall gets a little help choosing her next read from Sirus, a whippet who is a part of the reading program "Paws and Read". Once a week Sirus, a certified therapy animal and his owner/trainer, Paula Milnes, visit the library in an effort to help children from the ages of six to eight work on their reading skills.


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Evelyn Ferrall gets a little help choosing her next read from Sirus, a whippet who is a part of the reading program "Paws and Read". Once a week Sirus, a certified therapy animal and his owner/trainer, Paula Milnes, visit the library in an effort to help children from the ages of six to eight work on their reading skills.


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Some children, like Dylan Barron pictured here, have difficulty reading and often withdraw from reading out loud in the classroom. This program offers children like Dylan a safe place to read out loud without judgment and with the help from the dogs trained owner.

"When I read, I stutter a little bit and when I read to the dog -she didn't make fun of me"


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Some children, like Dylan Barron pictured here, have difficulty reading and often withdraw from reading out loud in the classroom. This program offers children like Dylan a safe place to read out loud without judgment and with the help from the dogs trained owner.

"When I read, I stutter a little bit and when I read to the dog -she didn't make fun of me"


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The Westbrook Library hosts it's own local chapter of Paws and Read program. Emily Boardman reads to Dee Dee, a French bulldog owned by Sally Sizer (left) who is President of Peaceful Paws, Inc.  Here, Dee Dee lends her paw to help Emily sound out a tricky word.


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The Westbrook Library hosts it's own local chapter of Paws and Read program. Emily Boardman reads to Dee Dee, a French bulldog owned by Sally Sizer (left) who is President of Peaceful Paws, Inc.  Here, Dee Dee lends her paw to help Emily sound out a tricky word.


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By interacting with animals, low self esteem issues and self imposed limitations are forgotten. Viewed as a chore or something to fear, reading becomes fun and a way to move past obstacles and improve self esteem.
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By interacting with animals, low self esteem issues and self imposed limitations are forgotten. Viewed as a chore or something to fear, reading becomes fun and a way to move past obstacles and improve self esteem.
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Led by Sally Sizer, the program at the Westbrook and Guilford Libraries has helped kids like Stephen Farrell here, age 7. Dee Dee the dog, will reward Stephen with a little key stomping when he finishes reading his part for that session.

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Led by Sally Sizer, the program at the Westbrook and Guilford Libraries has helped kids like Stephen Farrell here, age 7. Dee Dee the dog, will reward Stephen with a little key stomping when he finishes reading his part for that session.

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After four 20 minute sessions, most will improve their reading skills by 2 levels.


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After four 20 minute sessions, most will improve their reading skills by 2 levels.


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