SitStayRead: Volunteer as a Dog Team!

About this Opportunity

A Dog Team (DT) is comprised of a volunter and their SitStayRead-certified reading assistance dog. Dog Teams work with one (or two) kid(s) at a time in either the Little Buddies program, the Tail Blazers program, or Earned Dog Visits to practice reading the assigned book of the week and writing a short story. DTs rotate between kids during the 4 – 8 weeks of their assigned program so that each student in the classroom has a chance to meet and interact with all the dogs.

Commitment: 1 hour per week, once per week for the duration of 4-8 weeks depending on the program.

Training Required: Volunteer Orientation and Literacy Training, three 1-hour sessions as a BB, attend one 1-hour SitStayRead Dog Information Class and pass the SitStayRead Dog Test, and submit current veterinary record to the SitStayRead office.

About SitStayRead

Founded in 2003, we bring teams of trained literacy volunteers and certified reading-assistance dogs into the classroom to tackle the serious issue of childhood literacy.

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