Here, dog lovers can enjoy an educational lesson about the ways puppies are trained to become service and guide dogs. Based on The Right Dog for the Job by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, the lesson provides discussion questions for learners interested in a service dog's path to helping people.

Concepts

disabilities, blindness, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use in a unit about jobs for animals, the ways that people with disabilities communicate with the world, or overcoming adversity
• Send the story home for reading with parents and discussion in class

Classroom Considerations

• Comes with activities to complete before and after reading

Pros

• Provides context for the need for service dogs and guide dogs, prompting kids to empathize with others

Cons

• Questions are comprehension and recall level only

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.1.1 RL.1.3 RL.2.1 RL.2.3 RL.3.1 RL.3.3