@inproceedings{3c0ff586bc2b4e62a43f9639f52fb4eb,
title = "Exploring Digitalization of Animal-Assisted Reading",
abstract = "Animal-assisted reading is a form of animal-assisted activity where children interact with and read aloud to specially trained therapy dogs. Such activities have been shown to have positive impact on literacy skills, reading motivation and sense of empowerment and self-esteem in children. Mobile technologies and facets of engagement in digital reading are increasingly studied in the context of child learning and education. This short paper presents some first results of our ongoing study exploring potential ways in which mobile technology can be used to enhance and support animal-assisted reading activities for children.",
keywords = "Animal-assisted reading, Animal-computer interaction, App design, Child, Support dog",
author = "Daphna Golan-Shemesh and Tsippy Lotan and Yana Zadorozhnaya and Anna Zamansky and Tamar Brilant and Kira Ablamunits and {Van Der Linden}, Dirk",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 ACM.; 8th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, ACI 2021 ; Conference date: 08-11-2021 Through 11-11-2021",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
day = "8",
doi = "10.1145/3493842.3493886",
language = "American English",
series = "ACM International Conference Proceeding Series",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
booktitle = "ACI 2021 - 8th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, Proceedings",
address = "United States",
}