{"id":13494,"date":"2026-06-09T23:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13494"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:02:37","slug":"therapy-dogs-help-kids-fall-in-love-with-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13494","title":{"rendered":"Therapy dogs help kids fall in love with reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>A literacy program brings a special reading audience to branches throughout the Orange County Public Library system.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13479\">Why Toyota RAV4s are suddenly the most coveted used cars in America<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the first Wednesday of the month, it\u2019s Sophie, a golden retriever, Alfie, a whippet, and Lido, a rough collie, visiting the Ladera Ranch branch for the popular Read to a Dog event, where elementary school-aged kids get the chance to read children\u2019s books and give some love to the three therapy dogs from Orange County Animal Allies.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kids read children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books and give love to Alfie, a...\" class=\"wp-image-13481\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9e2b540231428d332a25cef41fc4a7-1024x710.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9e2b540231428d332a25cef41fc4a7-1024x710.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9e2b540231428d332a25cef41fc4a7-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9e2b540231428d332a25cef41fc4a7-768x533.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9e2b540231428d332a25cef41fc4a7-1536x1065.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0f9e2b540231428d332a25cef41fc4a7.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kids read children\u2019s books and give love to Alfie, a Whippet, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while volunteer Lisa Turney looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, pets Alfie,...\" class=\"wp-image-13482\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ff49054236a298c02d642213c7bc2ac-1024x740.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ff49054236a298c02d642213c7bc2ac-1024x740.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ff49054236a298c02d642213c7bc2ac-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ff49054236a298c02d642213c7bc2ac-768x555.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ff49054236a298c02d642213c7bc2ac-1536x1110.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7ff49054236a298c02d642213c7bc2ac.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Olivia, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, pets Alfie, a Whippet, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, as she reads a children\u2019s book to him, while volunteer Lisa Turney looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Allexa Bent of Rancho Mission Viejo holds her daughter, Georgia...\" class=\"wp-image-13483\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4e8204e45a61a267011bc0efa36889e-1024x708.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4e8204e45a61a267011bc0efa36889e-1024x708.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4e8204e45a61a267011bc0efa36889e-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4e8204e45a61a267011bc0efa36889e-768x531.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4e8204e45a61a267011bc0efa36889e-1536x1062.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b4e8204e45a61a267011bc0efa36889e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Allexa Bent of Rancho Mission Viejo holds her daughter, Georgia Bent, 2, as they read to Lido, a Rough Collie, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kids read children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books and give love to Alfie, a...\" class=\"wp-image-13484\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0b9cb4874861d406f6d5f053487a5bcf-1024x712.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0b9cb4874861d406f6d5f053487a5bcf-1024x712.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0b9cb4874861d406f6d5f053487a5bcf-300x209.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0b9cb4874861d406f6d5f053487a5bcf-768x534.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0b9cb4874861d406f6d5f053487a5bcf-1536x1068.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0b9cb4874861d406f6d5f053487a5bcf.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kids read children\u2019s books and give love to Alfie, a Whippet, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, part of the Helping Kids Canine Literacy Program, while volunteer Lisa Turney looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chloe, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, pets Lido,...\" class=\"wp-image-13485\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5324451a1cfd89b9e48647ae16caba1-1024x700.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5324451a1cfd89b9e48647ae16caba1-1024x700.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5324451a1cfd89b9e48647ae16caba1-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5324451a1cfd89b9e48647ae16caba1-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5324451a1cfd89b9e48647ae16caba1-1536x1050.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5324451a1cfd89b9e48647ae16caba1.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Chloe, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, pets Lido, a Rough Collie, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, as she reads a children\u2019s book to him at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chloe, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, reads to...\" class=\"wp-image-13486\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce5513288fe9ef3d82bec386cce7a614-1024x700.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce5513288fe9ef3d82bec386cce7a614-1024x700.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce5513288fe9ef3d82bec386cce7a614-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce5513288fe9ef3d82bec386cce7a614-768x525.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce5513288fe9ef3d82bec386cce7a614-1536x1050.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce5513288fe9ef3d82bec386cce7a614.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Chloe, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, reads to Lido, a Rough Collie, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while volunteer Yvonne Perez looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chloe, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, pets Lido,...\" class=\"wp-image-13487\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/62facb130ab67705713808cd03f5dbe4-1024x696.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/62facb130ab67705713808cd03f5dbe4-1024x696.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/62facb130ab67705713808cd03f5dbe4-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/62facb130ab67705713808cd03f5dbe4-768x522.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/62facb130ab67705713808cd03f5dbe4-1536x1044.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/62facb130ab67705713808cd03f5dbe4.webp 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Chloe, 10, of Ladera Ranch, a third grader, pets Lido, a Rough Collie, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, as she reads a children\u2019s book to him at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kids read children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books and give love to Alfie, a...\" class=\"wp-image-13488\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e96e74db817d3e3541ba73f2de06cd9-1024x716.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e96e74db817d3e3541ba73f2de06cd9-1024x716.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e96e74db817d3e3541ba73f2de06cd9-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e96e74db817d3e3541ba73f2de06cd9-768x537.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e96e74db817d3e3541ba73f2de06cd9-1536x1074.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8e96e74db817d3e3541ba73f2de06cd9.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kids read children\u2019s books and give love to Alfie, a Whippet, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while volunteer Lisa Turney looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kids read children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books and give love to Sophie, a...\" class=\"wp-image-13489\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21a66440f00f46e9410d3b7d0e5ada3e-1024x737.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21a66440f00f46e9410d3b7d0e5ada3e-1024x737.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21a66440f00f46e9410d3b7d0e5ada3e-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21a66440f00f46e9410d3b7d0e5ada3e-768x553.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21a66440f00f46e9410d3b7d0e5ada3e-1536x1106.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21a66440f00f46e9410d3b7d0e5ada3e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kids read children\u2019s books and give love to Sophie, a Golden Retriever, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while volunteer Chris Gallagher looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kids read to three dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u00e2\u0080\u0099...\" class=\"wp-image-13490\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ca208f6d31f8fffc3c9a8b207ff07f5-1024x707.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ca208f6d31f8fffc3c9a8b207ff07f5-1024x707.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ca208f6d31f8fffc3c9a8b207ff07f5-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ca208f6d31f8fffc3c9a8b207ff07f5-768x531.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ca208f6d31f8fffc3c9a8b207ff07f5-1536x1061.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6ca208f6d31f8fffc3c9a8b207ff07f5.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kids read to three dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, part of the Helping Kids Canine Literacy Program, at the Ladera Ranch Library on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Logan Kalscheuer, 9, right, of Ladera Ranch, reads a children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s...\" class=\"wp-image-13491\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97d676b6b1f22d4a45bf9d1996eff2c6-1024x707.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97d676b6b1f22d4a45bf9d1996eff2c6-1024x707.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97d676b6b1f22d4a45bf9d1996eff2c6-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97d676b6b1f22d4a45bf9d1996eff2c6-768x530.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97d676b6b1f22d4a45bf9d1996eff2c6-1536x1060.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/97d676b6b1f22d4a45bf9d1996eff2c6.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Logan Kalscheuer, 9, right, of Ladera Ranch, reads a children\u2019s book to Sophie, one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while his friend and classmate, Chloe, 10, hugs the Golden Retriever at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Logan Kalscheuer, 9, of Ladera Ranch, reads a children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book...\" class=\"wp-image-13492\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb7ac604cf01b813eefdba38cca2ecbc-1024x705.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb7ac604cf01b813eefdba38cca2ecbc-1024x705.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb7ac604cf01b813eefdba38cca2ecbc-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb7ac604cf01b813eefdba38cca2ecbc-768x529.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb7ac604cf01b813eefdba38cca2ecbc-1536x1058.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fb7ac604cf01b813eefdba38cca2ecbc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Logan Kalscheuer, 9, of Ladera Ranch, reads a children\u2019s book to Sophie, a Golden Retriever, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, part of the Helping Kids Canine Literacy Program, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Piper, 10, of Ladera Ranch turns a page as she...\" class=\"wp-image-13493\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2504d8691204f04fc9c7cd796ccba48-1024x722.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2504d8691204f04fc9c7cd796ccba48-1024x722.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2504d8691204f04fc9c7cd796ccba48-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2504d8691204f04fc9c7cd796ccba48-768x542.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2504d8691204f04fc9c7cd796ccba48-1536x1083.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a2504d8691204f04fc9c7cd796ccba48.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Piper, 10, of Ladera Ranch turns a page as she reads to Sophie, a Golden Retriever, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while volunteer Chris Gallagher, left, looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Kids read children\u2019s books and give love to Alfie, a Whippet, and one of the dogs from Orange County Animal Allies\u2019 monthly Read to a Dog event, while volunteer Lisa Turney looks on, at the Ladera Ranch Library on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The recurring event, part of the OC Animal Allies\u2019 Helping Kids Canine Literacy Program, aims to provide children with a safe space to practice reading while interacting with the calm and attentive pups. Check online at ocanimalallies.org for the schedule of branch visits each month.<\/p>\n<p>The event is \u201ca great opportunity to get kids out here reading to dogs because there is no judgment or criticism, and they can just relax and read, and it helps them build confidence,\u201d said Chris Gallagher, one of the organization\u2019s volunteers, as children and dogs snuggled on the library floor between the stacks reading.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s the goal of the OC Animal Allies program, \u201cto help reduce the anxiety students feel when reading aloud, improve reading fluency and reading comprehension skills, build self-esteem and confidence, and to simply make reading fun,\u201d the organization says on its website.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13477\">It\u2019s not just the Knicks: Trump\u2019s attendance at big games often spells trouble for the home team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the therapy dogs, or \u201ccanine listeners,\u201d as the organization calls them, volunteer Yvonne Perez said, \u201cThis is their happy space \u2014 we get to introduce kids to happy therapy dogs who provide nothing but unconditional love and a nonjudgmental ear while the kids get to practice reading to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program provides visits to schools and organizations as well as several public libraries \u2014 participating Orange County Public Library branches in include Ladera Ranch, Rancho Santa Margarita, Foothill Ranch, Lake Forest, Aliso Viejo, Fountain Valley, Laguna Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, Costa Mesa, La Palma and Irvine.<\/p>\n<p>The events are free to the public, and reservations are required at some, but not all, of the locations.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=13471\">A week after Election Day, Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton address ballot-counting concerns<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OC Animal Allies\u2019 Helping Kids Canine Literacy Program aims to provide children with a safe space to practice reading while interacting with the calm and attentive pups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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