"Sit Stay Read brings the world to our classroom through their books, dogs, volunteers and guest readers. My students have a very limited view of the world. Most don’t even realize there’s a beach less than a mile from the front door of our school."

"Sit Stay Read provides great support to a balanced literacy program. The focus on fluency follows good pedagogical logic and practice, and I know will have an impact on student comprehension. The dogs as an added benefit should be welcome in any school - what an experience for students!"

"One child was functioning probably first grade level or below. This poor child just could not really even function in that room. The volunteers were wonderful with him - very patient and very understanding. He was able to succeed with Sit Stay Read."

"We had a child who was a selective mute. She didn’t talk at all. The volunteers were great with her. I gave them a heads up because I didn’t want them to be alarmed about this child not talking or reading. But there was success with her. She whisper read to one of the dog teams. It was a huge, huge deal. She’s had the same homeroom teacher for two years now and she doesn’t ever talk to her. But she whisper read to the dog!"

"To hear a professional opera singer right in their own classroom just blew my students away. They’ll remember that for the rest of their lives."