The University of California-Davis recently released results of a study confirming that children who read to dogs once a week for 10 weeks improved their reading skills by 12 percent. A newspaper article describing the study may be found on the website of the Sacramento Bee.

Information regarding test score improvement for children involved in R.E.A.D.® programs around the country may be found on the R.E.A.D.® website

To read about research investigating "Kids, Dogs, and the Occupation of Literacy", as well as a number of studies into the role of animals in enhancing human life, please go to the Delta Society website.