Dog-assisted reading programs are very popular and are now quite common in the United States. In forty-eight of the fifty states there are now various programs being held in libraries and schools across the nation. Because of this, Dog-assisted reading programs are now receiving keen attention in academic journals as well as in the popular media. 


Here are a few of the highlights:

Behavior Analysis Digest-

        (A Publication of The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies)
        Corbett-Alderman, Tammy. "Kids Reading -- it's Going to the Dogs! (Cover Story)." Behavior Analysis Digest 16:1-2.
http://www.behavior.org/journals_BAD/index.cfm?page=http%3A//www.behavior.org/journals_BAD/BAD_home.cfm
                       ( Click Volume 16 , Number 1     -It is the first featured article  )
 

Curriculum Review-
        "Reading Program Gets "Paws Up!"." Curriculum Review 46 (2007): 6-7.

Public Libraries-

     (A Publication of the American Library Association)
        Hughes, Kathleen. "See Spot Read." Public Libraries 41.6 (2002): 328-30

Reading Today- 

    (A Publication of the International Reading Association)   
        Bueche, Shelley. "Going to the Dogs Therapy Dogs Promote Reading." Reading Today 20 (2003): 46.

School Library Journal-
        Margolis, Rick. "Dog Day Afternoons." School Library Journal 46 (2000): 26.
        http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleId=CA153308

        Briggs, Robin. "Paws for Reading." School Library Journal 49.6 (2003): 43.              http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA300755.html?industryid=47087&q=Paws+for+Reading


  

There are many local and nation articles featuring this significant topic--
 

Blum, Julie. "Kuhr, Dog Help with R.E.A.D. Program." Columbus Telegram (NE) (2006)

Christian Toto. "STORY TIME Reading with Friendly Dog." Washington Times, The (DC) 

Cutright, Courtney. "Once upon a Time, there was a Dog . . .: Program Uses Canines to Help Children Read." Roanoke             Times, The (VA) (2006)

Delfavero, Gina. “Group Pioneers Dog-Assisted Reading Program.” Pittsburg Tribune Review. (Pittsburg, PA)              (2004)   http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_257082.html       

"'Doggone Fun' Reading Program Pairs Kids with Patient Pooches." News Tribune, The (Tacoma, WA) (2006) 

Fenwick, Alexandra. "Ruff Readers." Advocate, The (Stamford, CT) (2006)  

“Inside the Classroom, A Dogged Pursuit of Reading.” USA Today (2005)

         http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-11-23-teachers-pets_x.htm

McCartney, Diane. "A Sympathetic Ear." Wichita Eagle, The (KS) (2006) 

Olmstead, Elena. "Paws Help Turns Pages for Children." Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, WA) (2006) 

Ong, Bao. "Dog Helps Students Improve Reading Skills: Sadie Listens Quietly, Reserving Judgment, as the                                    Second-Graders Share their Books." Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN) (2006) 

Philips, Matthew. "A Reader's Best Friend." Newsweek 148.2 (2006): 14-. 

Will Iredale. "Children Go to Dogs for Lesson in Literacy." Sunday Times, The