Lakelands is the proud sponsor of Reyna, helping children at Frederick Irwin Anglican School in Meadow Springs.
Story Dogs enables a child and a dog with their volunteer handler a weekly one-on-one reading session held at the child’s reading level throughout the course of a school year. The literacy program is based on the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) model. The READ program has successfully proven the educational benefits of reading to dogs since 1999. It is a non-judgemental setting, the children’s focus improves, their literacy skills increase and their confidence soars. The accepting, loving nature of dogs gives this program its magic and helps children relax, open up, try harder and have fun while reading to a friendly, calm dog.
Lakelands shopping centre is proud to be sponsoring border collie Reyna, to help children at Frederick Irwin Anglican School in Meadow Spring as part of the Story Dogs initiative.
A bit more about Reyna and her owner, Anna:
About: Anna is a mum to 3 teenage girls and 2 fur babies. Anna enjoys outdoor activities, reading and watching live sports
Dog breed: Border Collie
How we met: After the sad passing of our previous border collie, a friend forwarded us some photos of the most beautiful chocolate merle border collie pups, and ‘Reyna’ joined our family
Great loves: Running on the beach and riding in her trailer behind my bike
Favourite foods: Chicken and raw fish
Doesn’t like: Thunder and lightning
Quirks: Loves being talked to and will often chatter back