Anyone who wants to foster empathy in children, become a more effective educator, engage kids in learning, improve their classroom culture, help develop positive relationship skills, […]

“Kids’ connections with pets are often the first relationships in their lives they have any control over.” – Nicole Forsyth, former RedRover President and CEO Fostering […]

To begin with, books by themselves provide the perfect avenue for practicing perspective-taking because a typical reader inevitably finds themselves thinking from the perspective of the […]

RedRover offers professional development for educators on how to use the RedRover Readers program in elementary school classrooms to help students: Distinguish their point of view […]

RedRover Readers curriculum is designed to be implemented without a live companion animal such as a dog present, so it is best to leave your dog […]

RedRover provides on-site professional development workshops to school districts and individual elementary schools wanting to adopt RedRover Readers curriculum. The registration fee to attend the online […]

Yes, once you have taken the RedRover Readers training, you can implement the program at your organization. Please credit RedRover on your website and make mention […]

RedRover does not sell the books that are used in the RedRover Readers curriculum. The books are available at local bookstores, libraries and from online retailers […]

Please report your use of the program at RedRover.org/ReportReadings. Please email Readers@RedRover.org if you have any issues accessing the form.

RedRover Readers was launched in 2007 and works to further strengthen the human-animal bond by helping children, ages 5-11, develop the steps necessary for empathy: recognize […]

RedRover offers online and in-person professional development workshops. These trainings are geared toward educators but all are welcome to attend. After taking the workshop, you will […]

Thank you for wanting to promote the RedRover Readers program. You can find some resources and pamphlets about the program to share at this link. Stay […]

Inverness Research Inc. conducted a pilot research study to investigate the effectiveness of the RedRover Readers curriculum, then called the Humane Education Ambassador Readers (HEAR) program, […]

The curriculum is accessible to educators trained through the RedRover Readers program.