'Paws' encourages year-round reading

By Sean Santana and Sophia Nocera, USAG Humphreys Public AffairsAugust 15, 2014

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CAMP HUMPHREYS -- There are many activities that children can get involved in during the summer, but one of those programs here seeks to improve children's minds.

The Camp Humphreys SFC Ray E. Duke Library concluded its "Paws to Read" program Aug. 12.

"Paws to Read was our summer reading program theme for this year," said Natasha Campbell. She added that the program focuses on literature including or pertaining to animals.

"Studies have shown that when children continue to read through the summer, they pick right back up where they left off," she said. "Their test scores either improve right away or they, at the least, don't take steps backward. Reading lends too many children's artistic nature, and also helps them be more intellectually sound."

During the entire program, which met weekly, the library program provided events to keep children engaged and to encourage them to keep reading.

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