The Eric Carle Museum and Bright Spot Therapy Dogs have partnered together now for a full year. We just concluded our April School Vacation Week Reading Buddy Program at The Museum. Fully booked!
Sign-up is in advance of the date, and those interested need to sign-up as soon as the dates are made public. Pretty much every child who participated in the past events wants to keep doing it every time. New participants, and additional reading times keep being added as word of this fun, worthwhile program spreads.
The Museum’s Director of Education Courtney Waring and I are working out dates and times for our Summer Reading Buddy Series. With past history as an indicator, it’s sure to be a huge success. Our goal to foster a love of reading through the use of gentle, non-judgmental certified Reading Buddy Dogs is clearly being realized at The Eric Carle Museum.