# SitStayRead: Bringing Joy \& Confidence to Reading, One Classroom at a Time

> SitStayRead’s canine\-assisted literacy enrichment programs in Chicago bring joy and confidence to reading, one classroom at a time\. Volunteer or donate today\.

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## Pages
- [Job Opportunities](https://www.sitstayread.org/job-opportunities/)
- [About Us](https://www.sitstayread.org/about-us/)
- [Staff \& Board](https://www.sitstayread.org/staff-board/)
- [Funding Partners](https://www.sitstayread.org/funding-partners/)
- [Meet the Dogs](https://www.sitstayread.org/dog-stories/)

## Posts
- [Pawsitive Pups: Coregulation and Canine\-Assisted Literacy Enrichment](https://www.sitstayread.org/blog/pawsitive-pups/): Child\-canine bonds enhance academic achievement and social\-emotional regulation as a research\-rooted learning approach\.
- [Bilinguacy](https://www.sitstayread.org/blog/bilinguacy/): The initial environment a child is born into influences the basis of their functioning brain, and their later experiences build upon that foundation\. 

## Events
- [Read\-A\-Palooza 2026](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/read-a-palooza-2026-copy/): Learn more about our free literacy event, Read\-A\-Palooza, which features some reading performances and pet\-related experts on hand\.
- [2026 Children’s Book Fair of Hyde Park](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/2026-childrens-book-fair-of-hyde-park/): Free, family friendly book celebration in Hyde Park on Chicago's south side
- [October Logan Family Saturday: Griots and Giants](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/october-logan-family-saturday-griots-and-giants/): Free canine\-assisted family literacy events in Chicago
- [SitStayReaders Book Club Fall In Person Meeting](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/sitstayreaders-book-club-fall-in-person-meeting/)
- [SitStayReaders Book Club Fall Virtual Meeting](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/sitstayreaders-book-club-fall-virtual-meeting/): Join The SitStayReaders Book Club for a virtual check in to get excited about our Fall book, The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson\!

## Team
- [Gina Viado Mascarenas](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/gina-viado-mascarenas/)
- [Selena Clark](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/selena-clark/)
- [Sam Baudinette](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/sam-baudinette/)
- [Jayla Lewis](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/jayla-lewis/)
- [Jennifer Morales Keller](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/jen-keller/)

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