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By:TiffaniMcAninch----Monday,March13th,2017
Dogs come with benefits to elementary school kids in particular since they are in their early
development stage.

The Austin Dog Alliance Bow WoW Reading Dogs for therapy to at-risk students where dogs listen to them read
(austindogalliance 1).

In grade school,
children are simple but at
times very complex to
understand. Dogs come
come with a price but can be
very rewarding. Wandering,
the dog comes to the rescue.
Mary Jalongo from An
Attachment Perspective on
the Child-Dog Bond:
Interdisciplinary and
International Research
Findings said, Given the
number of dogs that are kept
by families and the amount of
time that young children
spend with these animals, the
child-dog bond merits further
study (Mary 1). This article
explores the benefits for
elementary school kids to
have a dog. Lets dig in.
Service Dogs at School
First off, kids have
social needs and express it in
different ways, such as with
their dog, family, or friends.
But what happens when you
have dogs, at school? Dogs
coming, they help our
emotion. Kids tumble with
their lives everyday. Harris,
Kathleen I. and Sholtis,
Stephanie D. from
Companion Angels on a
Leash: said, They can also
help develop character traits,
such as generosity,
responsibility, empathy, and
patience, that can be applied
to human relationships in the
classroom and beyond
(Harris & Sholtis 1). Service
dogs develop children special
needs or not in many
different ways that can be
beneficial to children at
school where they can
interact with something
different than people and
schoolwork.
Dogs at home
Next, instead of
looking at school, why dont
we look at home? After a
childs interesting day at
school, they could be having
a fun filled afternoon at home
with their dog (family too of
course course)! A dog,
cuddly and nice, could help.
With that, a child can learn
responsibility from owning a
dog. Parents could tell their
child to feed and walk the
dog (with supervision) to
learn how to take care of
something or someone, they
could have organization
when they have to get up and
take it out and perception
when taking care of the dog
while reacting to its needs.
Who knows, kids could feel at
ease saying: my dog, Sparky,
ate my homework. As stated
on the last section in the
quote, they can learn skills
that can be applied to
human relationships in the
classroom and beyond
(Harris & Sholtis 1).
Affected lives
Lastly, a kid could be
affected by dog bites or
traumatic events that can
even put a child's life on hold.
Children look to experienced
people or older adults when
something bad happens.
When a kid is still a child,
they are less prone to think of
things that could hurt
themselves because they--at
this stage of
development--are still
ignorant in that area. But it's
not like theyre mindless
mimes, they have feelings. A
dog gives a child or all people
in general companionship.
Sometimes even classes
could help children who may
even have a --to be more
specific-- dog trauma instead
of etc. trauma or a fear of dog
bites and etc. According to
Grahame J Coleman,
Margaret Hall, and Margaret
Hay from An Evaluation of a
Pet Ownership Education
Program for School Children,
who said, Preparatory- aged
children who had participated
in the RPOP showed a better
capacity to correctly identify
emotions in cartoon,
photographic, and video
depictions of dogs than did
those children who had not
(1). This RPOP is a
organization that, the main
aim of this study was to
assess the immediate and
longer-term learning
outcomes of the Responsible
Pet Ownership Program
(RPOP), delivered to young
Australian children in their
preparatory year of primary
schooling (Evaluation of Pet
ownership 1).
Did you know, dogs
can dream, understand the
power of barking, are as
smart as a toddler,
understand vocal tones,
experience jealousy, have no
guilt in their eyes, can learn
from canine mentors, have
no need for revenge, and
thrive on love and discipline
(theeverythingdogsite 1)?
To conclude this article,
benefits regarding
elementary school kids to
have a dog are high but a
handful of kids also have dog
trauma that could be treated
with classes or just simply
owning a dog. The children
simple or complex, each with
their own problems and
reasons are majorly benefited
to having or just playing with
a dog.

Works cited
Harris, Kathleen I. and Stephanie D. Sholtis. "Companion Angels on a Leash: Welcoming Service Dogs
into Classroom Communities for Children with Autism." Childhood Education, vol. 92, no. 4, Jul/Aug2016,
p. 263. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/00094056.2016.1208003.

Jalongo, Mary. "An Attachment Perspective on the Child-Dog Bond: Interdisciplinary and International
Research Findings." Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 43, no. 5, Sept. 2015, pp. 395-405.
EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10643-015-0687-4.

Coleman, Grahame J., et al. "An Evaluation of a Pet Ownership Education Program for School Children."
Anthrozoos, vol. 21, no. 3, Sept. 2008, pp. 271-284. EBSCOhost,
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,custuid&custid=infohio&db=aph&AN=
34973064&site=ehost-live.

Makenzie, and Jerrillyn Wilson. "Dog Psychology - 10 Facts on How Your Dog's Mind Works." The
Everything Dog Site. N.p., 12 Jan. 2016. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.
<http://www.theeverythingdogsite.com/dog-psychology-10-facts-dogs-mind-works/>.
Step One: Topic
Choose your topic (be VERY specific): What are the benefits for elementary school kids to
have a dog?

What interesting title will you use? Dogs There to Listen to Your Cares

Subtitle? Dogs come with benefits to elementary school kids

in particular since they are in their early development
stage.

Author name (thats you): Tiffani McAninch

Photograph (include source, and here https://www.austindogalliance.org/bow-wow-reading-

is an INFOhio resource to find dogs
images):

Photograph caption: The Austin Dog Alliance Bow WoW Reading Dogs
for therapy to at-risk students where dogs listen to
them read (austindogalliance).

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2 sources!
Use quotes if you are directly quoting the source.
Reference the the author/source no matter what!
Sample: More than 80 percent of middle school students
couldnt distinguish between legitimate news stories and ads
 disguised as news, according to a recent Stanford University
study.

Companion Angels on a Leash: Welcoming
Service Dogs Into Classroom Communities
for Children With Autism.
Harris, Kathleen I. and Sholtis, Stephanie D. said, As
explored in this article, service dogs can be especially
beneficial in improving the educational experience of
children with special needs, such as autism, by calming
them when they experience anxiety, redirecting harmful
behaviors, and generally increasing their
independence. They can also help develop character
traits, such as generosity, responsibility, empathy, and
patience, that can be applied to human relationships in
the classroom and beyond.

An Attachment Perspective on the Child-Dog

Bond: Interdisciplinary and International
Research Findings.

An Evaluation of a Pet Ownership Education

Program for School Children.

http://charlotteslitter.org/our-story/

http://www.theeverythingdogsite.com/dog-psy
chology-10-facts-dogs-mind-works/

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transition words and brush strokes! Then, compose your final draft at the top of this
document. Be sure to format your writing like an actual news article that could appear in
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I. Introduction to Article
A. Catchy phrase (Hook)
B. Add a fact
C. Thesis
II. Service dogs at School
A. How it helps the children
1. Brushstroke
B. How it helps the dog
III. Dogs at home
A. Families
1. Brushstroke
B. Affected lives
 1. Traumatic events
a) Brushstroke
IV. The developing mind of a child
A. Stress and anxiety
1. Brushstroke
B. Age group
1. Emotions
a) Brushstroke
V. Conclusion
A. Good ending sentence
1. Maybe end with a fact?
Vl. Works cited

Step Five: Revise Based on the Rubric/Standards

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Rubric/Standard
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2
.a Copy and paste your In grade school, children are simple but at
Introduce a topic clearly, lead/hook sentence to times very complex to understand. Dogs come
previewing what is to the right.
Why is it engaging? come with a price but can be very rewarding.
follow; organize ideas,
concepts, and information
Wandering, the dog comes to the rescue.
into broader categories; -Engaging because it gives the reader
include formatting (e.g., something to grab their attention
headings), graphics (e.g.,
charts, tables), and Copy and paste the This article explores the benefits for
multimedia when useful to sentence that details the
aiding comprehension. purpose of the article elementary school kids to have a dog. Lets dig
(like a thesis). in.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8 Provide an example Kids tumble with their lives everyday.

.2.b where you smoothly
Develop the topic with integrate evidence. Harris, Kathleen I. and Sholtis, Stephanie D.
relevant, well-chosen from Companion Angels on a Leash: said,
facts, definitions,
concrete details,
They can also help develop character traits,
quotations, or other such as generosity, responsibility, empathy,
information and and patience, that can be applied to human
examples.
relationships in the classroom and beyond
(Harris & Sholtis 1).
 Provide an example
where you elaborate on
this evidence further.
Service dogs develop children special needs or
not in many different ways that can be
beneficial to children at school where they can
interact with something different than people
and schoolwork.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8 Provide examples of 4 1) In grade school,

.2.c transition words you
Use appropriate and included. 2) First off,
varied transitions to 3) Next,
create cohesion and
clarify the relationships
4) Lastly,
among ideas and
concepts.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8 Provide an example of Appositive: my dog, Sparky, ate my homework.

.2.d each brush stroke you
Use precise language and included.
domain-specific Appositive
Participle: Wandering, the dog comes to the
vocabulary to inform
My dog, Rufus, is a Golden
rescue.
about or explain the
Doodle.
topic. Absolute: Dogs coming, they help our emotion.
Absolute
Tail wagging, Rufus met me Adjectives Out of Order: A dog, cuddly and
at the door. nice, could help.
Adjectives Out of Order
Rufus, big and fluffy, is a Active Verb:
giant teddy bear. Kids tumble with their lives everyday.
Participle
Panting, Rufus searched for
the water.
Action Verb
Rufus tumbled in a pile of
fuzz at my feet.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8 Does the article include: TITLE? YES NO

.2.e
Establish and maintain a SUBTITLE? YES NO
formal style. AUTHOR NAME? YES NO
PHOTO? YES NO
CAPTION? YES NO
DID YOU REREAD TO FIX CONVENTIONS
MISTAKES? DID YOU SPELLCHECK? YES
NO
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8 Reread your conclusion. Did you know, dogs can dream, understand
.2.f If it summarizes, how
Provide a concluding the power of barking, are as smart as a toddler,
could you end with
statement or section something catchy or understand vocal tones, experience jealousy, have
that follows from and meaningful? Copy and no guilt in their eyes, can learn from canine
supports the paste your final line to mentors, have no need for revenge, and thrive on
information or the right.
love and discipline (theeverythingdogsite 1)?
explanation
presented. To conclude this article, benefits regarding
elementary school kids to have a dog are high but a
handful of kids also have dog trauma that could be
treated with classes or just simply owning a dog.
The children simple or complex, each with their own
problems and reasons are majorly benefited to
having or just playing with a dog.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8 For this step, be sure Yes

.8 you have created and
Gather relevant included a works cited.
information from Have you incorporated
multiple print and at least 2 sources?
digital sources, using
search terms
effectively; assess the
credibility and
accuracy of each
source; and quote or
paraphrase the data
and conclusions of
others while avoiding
plagiarism and
following a standard
format for citation.