An Exploratory Study of Primary Pupils’ Experiences of Reading to Dogs

摘要: Reading to Dogs is an animal-assisted intervention (AAI) programme used support primary school children’s reading. AAI emerging area with extremely limited evidence base. The purpose of this research was explore current practice within schools in the local authority regarding Dogs, and generate a theoretical explanation Dogs. A sequential, two phase, mixed methods design employed from pragmatic stance. first phase consisted structured telephone interviews nineteen audit practice. Anonymised reading scores for 89 children have participated were also obtained schools. second classic grounded theory methodology. Data together ten individual interviews, analysed using constant comparative method substantive Dogs. The established that small minority currently run displaying emotional needs. Children’s baseline post-measure ages increased by average five months following their participation ratio gain months’ age each month participation. Playful reading, generated research, explains how supports develop more playful attitude toward Key concepts building close relationship dog establishing mental capital positive emotions are central dogs’ ability demonstrate listening increasing application skills feature prominently theory.