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Dog-Eared Pages: Kids Improve Skills by Reading Aloud to Dogs


Dog-Eared Pages: Kids Improve Skills by Reading Aloud to Dogs

A non-profit program in Chicago brings dogs into public schools so low-income and under-performing kids can read aloud to them -- a practice that greatly improves the students' comprehension and literacy.
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