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Rearing2Read improves children's literacy through equine-assisted learning experiences and hands-on reading activities around the farm following the Horse Powered Reading® curriculum.
Horse Powered Reading® integrates social-emotional learning with academics, allowing students to see and experience reading with their entire mind, body, and emotions by creating metaphors for the skills involved in reading. Horse Powered Reading® was created by Dr. Michelle Pickel.
Students interact with horses from the ground while using toys and props to identify obstacles and learn five critical reading skills: phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
What does a Rearing2Read session look like?
What does a Rearing2Read session look like?
During sessions, students are given the opportunity to:
IdentifyIssues affecting learning are identified and made visible by the student through the use of obstacles (toys and props), which symbolize stumbling blocks that get in the way of understanding.
ExperienceMemory retention and recall improve dramatically when movement anchors learning. Issues getting in the way of academic and social-emotional growth are addressed in the moment.
ExperienceMemory retention and recall improve dramatically when movement anchors learning. Issues getting in the way of academic and social-emotional growth are addressed in the moment.
ReflectSessions allow students a chance to reflect on what they are experiencing and provide an opportunity to create new patterns of learning in a supported environment.
Photos by: Ali LaTorre; Video by Katie Kim
Tuition-Free Status
Thanks to generous donations from fellow families and local community members, Rearing2Read is a low-cost, tuition-free or tuition-assisted investment for a lifelong skill.
In 2025, our program will run tuition-free, with recommended donations per program/participant.
No one will be turned away from this program due to cost. Do not hesitate to reach out about donations!
Rearing2Read is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions made to Rearing2Read are deductible under section 170 of the Code.
Horse Powered Reading®
Rearing2Read follows the Horse Powered Reading® curriculum created by Dr. Michelle Pickel.
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