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Children read to Cooper at the Camas Public Library

By The Columbian
Published: March 27, 2018, 8:01pm
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Camas High School seniors Kaylee Merritt, far left, and Aaron Le listen to Lisa Wooten of Camas, 4, as she reads to Cooper on Tuesday at the Camas Public Library. Merritt and Le rotate with two other students on Tuesdays and Thursdays, working with Cooper for their high school senior projects.
Camas High School seniors Kaylee Merritt, far left, and Aaron Le listen to Lisa Wooten of Camas, 4, as she reads to Cooper on Tuesday at the Camas Public Library. Merritt and Le rotate with two other students on Tuesdays and Thursdays, working with Cooper for their high school senior projects. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Cooper, a Bernese mountain dog, can’t read, but he is a good listener. The registered Pet Partners therapy dog visited the Camas Public Library on Tuesday while young readers practiced their literacy skills.

They included Lisa Wooten, 4, of Camas.

“She loves Cooper,” said Lauren Wooten, Lisa’s mom. “It really motivates her. She practices her reading at home to get ready.”

Cooper is owned by Camas High School teacher Kristi Bridges, who for the last four years has let seniors work with the dog to offer the reading sessions twice a week as their senior project.

To sign up for a reading session with Cooper and the high school students, contact the Camas Public Library at 360-834-4692.

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Lisa Wooten of Camas, 4, hugs Cooper, a Bernese mountain dog, on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the Camas Public Library. For the last four years Camas High School teacher Kristi Bridges has let seniors work with her therapy dog, Cooper, for their senior project. The students bring Cooper to the library twice a week to help kids gain confidence and practice their reading skills. "She loves Cooper," said Lauren Wooten, Lisa's mom. "It really motivates her. She practices her reading at home to get ready." To sign up for a future reading session with Cooper, contact the Camas Public Library at (360) 834-4692.
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