EPISODE · Mar 12, 2010
Bishop, Becky — Reading Dogs
from Radio Curious » Animals · host LeGov
Learning to read is often a confusing and frustrating experience. Parents and teachers sometimes create stress flowing from their personal angst to the frustration of the learner. Reading to a non-judgemental creature, who never comments and always appears to pay attention helps to create reading fluency. In the second of a series inspired by Jane […]
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Learning to read is often a confusing and frustrating experience. Parents and teachers sometimes create stress flowing from their personal angst to the frustration of the learner. Reading to a non-judgemental creature, who never comments and always appears to pay attention helps to create reading fluency. In the second of a series inspired by Jane Goodall’s movie “When Animals Talk,” we visit with Becky Bishop, founder of Reading With Rover, (www.readingwithrover.org (http://www.readingwithrover.org/)), a program to help children learn to read, and Puppy Manners, (www.puppymanners.com) a dog training school located in Woodenville, Washington, about thirty miles from Seattle. Becky Bishop relies on the close bond between children and dogs creating calm moments and encouraging a learning environment. “Reading With Rover” couples children who have difficulty reading with a dog who listens. Becky Bishop joined us by phone from her home in Washington on February 22, 2010, began by explaining why dogs are better listeners than a teacher or parent and what methods Becky uses to train these pets. The books Becky Bishop recommends are “Living Life As A Thank You: The Transformative Power Of Daily Gratitude,” by Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammon, and (http://www.amazon.com/Walter-Farting-Dog-Goes-Cruise/dp/0142411426/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266873328&sr=1-4)“Walter the Farting Dog,” by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, and Audrey Coleman. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/40515/45907/62553/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/[email protected]/1197-1-bishop,_becky_interview_02-22-10_hb_mono.mp3) Click here to download the podcast of this program (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=40515&version_id=45907&version=1)
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