Story Dogs

Story Dogs are back for 2021! 


We are very excited to announce that we have Story Dogs joining our Phoenix community again for 2021. This is our fifth year that Phoenix has been part of the National Story Dogs program that reaches over 165 schools nationally.

Phoenix Primary School is excited to offer the reading support program, Story Dogs, again in 2021. The program has commenced this term and will provide selected students with the opportunity to develop their fluency, comprehension and communication skills by reading to a trained companion dog and its handler.

The dogs and handlers involved in the program are members of our school community who have completed a thorough approval and training process and have been certified by Story Dogs. The program takes place on school grounds within school hours and allows the students involved to spend 20 minutes per week reading with the volunteers.

If you happen to see the dogs around the school feel free to say hi and give them a little pat.

 

 

Story Dogs

 
2019 Story Dogs Article - Fremantle Herald

ABC Perth Radio Interview - Friday 29 March 2019


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