The Reading Education Assistance Dogs scheme (READ) brings retired greyhounds into schools to help children relax by reading in front of them. Currently used in settings in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, it is to be piloted in two schools in Kent from September, with plans to roll it out to all primaries in the county next year.
Kent County Council has said that if the project is successful, it will be considered for use in libraries as well.
The scheme was launched two years ago and is based on an American programme that uses therapy dogs to improve children's reading and communication skills (News, 20 May 2009).
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