Reading dogs have been effective in improving the reading experience for special readers in libraries. By sorting out the application development of library reading dogs assisted reading services at China and abroad, and analyzing the mechanism of reading dogs' assisted reading according to the biophilia hypothesis, social cognition theory and role theory, it is concluded that the application value of reading dogs in assisted reading includes alleviating negative emotions in reading , providing emotional support for reading, guiding the shaping of reading personality, improving he level of reading ability. Dividing the operation process of reading dog assisted reading services according to the preparation stage, implementation stage and feedback stage, and on this basis, discussing the autonomous reading, guided reading, and emotional interactive reading mode according to the differences in the reader group. Taking autistic patients, children with developmental dyslexia, and dementia patients as examples, discuss the way of library reading dog’s assisted reading in different types of special readers.
Chen Jing Yin Xue Zhang Yinsong.
Research on the Process and Mode of Library Reading Dog Assisted Reading . Library & Information. 2023, 43(02): 103-112 https://doi.org/10.11968/tsyqb.1003-6938.2023028