tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post4267816492826726803..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: Holiday on IceRoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-23375005620953650962007-02-18T16:51:00.000-05:002007-02-18T16:51:00.000-05:00Glad you're back on-line, Roxie!Glad you're back on-line, Roxie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-73213295096959793312007-02-18T11:56:00.000-05:002007-02-18T11:56:00.000-05:00Hey, Roxie! Thanks for linking to that article. W...Hey, Roxie! Thanks for linking to that article. We hadn’t seen it yet, but it’s a really good one. In addition to the Bond Mill School READ Program, which I think is<BR/>run by a former Prince George’s County teacher, PG Pets on Wheels has a READ program in two libraries. They set up a special room, and each child reads for 15<BR/>minutes. Each dog does two sessions, because who can concentrate for longer than 30 minutes?<BR/><BR/>It’s not easy for a dog to sit still while somebody reads, so we have to practice. My human and I sit on my special Reading Mat, where she practices reading aloud, and I practice keeping an eye on the book because every so often – POOF! A treat shows up, right on the book! (This only happens on my special Reading Mat.)<BR/><BR/>It’s more fun to read with the kids, though, because they’re more excited about reading to me. Also, they have better books. Last time, I got to hear about a dog who got a new home and a farm with trees and other interesting things on it. When my human practices, we read stuff like, “The belief that language should ideally be used in a consistent and uniform manner is a central tenet of what Milroy and<BR/>Milroy (1985) call the ‘ideology of standardization.’” I wish I could tell you more about that one, but that’s where I fell asleep. <BR/><BR/>(Not that I have any problem with using language in a consistent and uniform manner. We beagles bay to consistently and uniformly announce that the human is home or that the human has left and didn't take us along or that we are going to go potty outside and want an escort or that the neighbors have their brother’s beagle visiting again<BR/>and we need to go say hi or that it is past dinner time or that we are disgruntled, having just gotten bounced on by our big ol' honkin' happy bouncy way-too-enthusiastic lab-mix brother. It is all very consistent and uniform. And my ideology is that in each case the human is supposed to do something about it–and I definitely think that should be standardized. So I think Milroy and Milroy (1985) are right.) <BR/><BR/>Some kids like to pet dogs while they read. After they read their book, we trade treats: the kids give me biscuits, and I give them special bookmarks with my picture. I will have my valet (lately we’ve been practicing by reading stories about someone named Jeeves) deliver one to your Moms’ mailbox. I always tell people the bookmarks work best if they pet a beagle while reading, but between you and me there’s no reason they shouldn’t work just fine with a terrier.<BR/><BR/>Dudley the (increasingly literate) BeagleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com