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. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0149759. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149759

Table 3. Evidence for the Value of Children Reading to Dogs (continued).

RefNo. First Author (year) Reading Measure Behavioural Measure Intervention (if applicable) Length of Intervention Duration of Sessions
17 Bueche (2003) R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
18 Burns (2014) R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
19 Dunlap (2010) Not recorded Not recorded
20 Faver (2009) Not recorded Not recorded
21 Francis (2009) Library Therapy Dog One per week
22 Hughes (2002) Not recorded Not recorded
23 Inklebarger (2014) Not recorded Not recorded
24 Jalongo (2005) R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
25 Kennel Club (2011) Bark&Read
26 Klotz (2014) R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
27 Lane (2013) Canine Assisted Reading Programmes Not recorded Not recorded
28 Pillow-Price (2014) SitStay&Read Not recorded Not recorded
29 Shannon (2007) Library Dog Not recorded Not recorded
30 Shaw (2013) R.E.A.D Not recorded 20–30 minutes
31 Siegel (2004) Not recorded Not recorded
32 Snider (2007) Not recorded Not recorded
33 Truett (2014) Paws for Reading Not recorded Not recorded
34 U Tenn Vet (2015) Ruff Reading Not recorded Once per week
35 Friesen (2009) Not recorded Not recorded
36 Friesen (2010) Not recorded Not recorded
37 Friesen (2012) R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
38 Jalongo (2004) R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
39 Black R.E.A.D Not recorded Not recorded
40 Konarski (no date) Oral Reading Fluency (ORF), Nonsense Word Reading Fluency (NWF) & Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Elementary Reading Attitudes Scale (ERAS) 5 weeks Not recorded
41 Gallatin (2014) Teacher report Measure of Academic Progress Assessment R.E.A.D Teacher report Measure of Academic Progress Assessment
42 Fisher (2014) Neale Analysis of Reading Ability Classroom Canines 8 weeks 1 hour (4 students: 15 mins reading)
43 Grigore (2014) 15 minutes 6 sessions per condition
44 Heyer (2007) R.E.A.D 16 weeks 20 minutes
45 Intermountain Therapy (2009) R.E.A.D 8 weeks 20 minutes
46 Kaymen (2005) SHARE a book Not recorded Not recorded
47 Lloyd (2014) Classroom Canine 18 weeks Not recorded
48 Newlin (2003) Carolina Canines for Service Project 1 academic year 20 minutes
49 Walsh (2014) 10 minutes (3 times/week) 6 weeks
50 Griess (2010) Informal Reading Inventory 13 weeks (2 weeks holidays) 20 minutes
51 Smith (2010) Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS Sit,Stay&Read 8 weeks 1 hour (shared)
52 Martin (2001) Test of Reading Comprehension (TORC) and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) R.E.A.D 15 months 20 minutes
53 Bassette (2013) Behavioural Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) 4 weeks 30 minutes
54 Moore (2013) 16 weeks 45 minutes (group)
55 Paradise (2007) Canine Assisted Reading 30 minutes
56 Booten (2011) Pearson-Scott Foreman Respect & Protect (School behavioural management plan) Not recorded 3 days/week in class
57 Lenihan (no date) Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) Elementary Reading Attitudes Scale (ERAS), R.E.A.D 5 weeks 30 minutes
58 Peterson (2008) Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) 5 days 20 minutes
59 Smith (2009) Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Sit,Stay&Read 8 weeks 1 hour (shared)
60 Treat (2013) Grey Oral Reading Test (GORT) & Basic Reading Inventory (BRI) No standardised (own scales) 10 sessions 10–15 minutes
61 Wohlfarth (2014) Audiotaped. Scoring protocol designed Not recorded Not recorded
62 Friedmann (1983) Blood Pressure Not recorded Not recorded
63 LeRoux (2014) Neale Analysis of Reading Ability 10 weeks 20 minutes