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Maryland


REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:

Official R.E.A.D. training is offered periodically by Licensed R.E.A.D. Instructor:

Helene Skopek-Krygier at (heidimiss@yahoo.com) or 570-826-0326.


Organization: National Capital Therapy Dogs, Inc.

Program Name: Capital READ

Contact Name: Michelle Cohen

City: Laurel

State: Maryland

Phone: 301-585-6283

Email: michelle@nctdinc.org

Website: www.nctdinc.org

Notes: Capital READ aims to improve children's reading levels by having children read aloud to specially trained dogs. National Capital Therapy Dogs, Inc. is currently working to establish Capital READ programs at schools and libraries in the area


Organization: Wags For Hope

Contact Name: Kelly Bongard

City: Frederick

State: Maryland

Email: info@wagsforhope.org.

Website: www.wagsforhope.org


Contact Name: National R.E.A.D. Coordinator

Phone: 801-272-3439

Email: read@therapyanimals.org

Notes: For more information on registered R.E.A.D. teams or groups in this state, please contact the ITA office.

 
The ITA R.E.A.D. program is touching hearts across the nation. The following is a partial list of R.E.A.D. Affiliate Programs, Regional Workshops, and individual R.E.A.D teams. It is our hope that this list will help put R.E.A.D. teams in contact with programs and workshops in their area. If you would like to add your program to this list please send an email to the National R.E.A.D. Coordinator at the ITA office (read@therapyanimals.org).

States ending in
have programs hosting regional workshops. Also, many R.E.A.D. instructors are willing to travel. Please feel free to contact one of them about setting up a workshop specifically designed for your group.