The Animal Rescue League of Berks County, Pennsylvania, is running a program call “Book Buddies” where children in grade 1-8 volunteer to read books to sheltered cats. The program will help children improve reading skills while
also to help shelter animals. “Cats find the rhythmic sound of a voice very
comfortably and soothing,” the shelter said.
_(10) _ the project was launched in August 2013, many children who
participated in Book Buddies have shown significant improvements in their reading.