# SitStayRead: Bringing Joy \& Confidence to Reading, One Classroom at a Time

> SitStayRead’s canine\-assisted literacy enrichment programs in Chicago bring joy and confidence to reading, one classroom at a time\. Volunteer or donate today\.

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## Pages
- [Job Opportunities](https://www.sitstayread.org/job-opportunities/)
- [About Us](https://www.sitstayread.org/about-us/)
- [Staff \& Board](https://www.sitstayread.org/staff-board/)
- [Funding Partners](https://www.sitstayread.org/funding-partners/)
- [Meet the Dogs](https://www.sitstayread.org/dog-stories/)

## Posts
- [Pawsitive Pups: Coregulation and Canine\-Assisted Literacy Enrichment](https://www.sitstayread.org/blog/pawsitive-pups/): Child\-canine bonds enhance academic achievement and social\-emotional regulation as a research\-rooted learning approach\.
- [Bilinguacy](https://www.sitstayread.org/blog/bilinguacy/): The initial environment a child is born into influences the basis of their functioning brain, and their later experiences build upon that foundation\. 

## Events
- [Volunteer Recruitment Hang Out \- Rogers Park](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/volunteer-recruitment-hang-out-rogers-park/): Dog\-friendly volunteer recruitment event
- [Read\-A\-Palooza 2026](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/read-a-palooza-2026-copy/): Learn more about our free literacy event, Read\-A\-Palooza, which features some reading performances and pet\-related experts on hand\.
- [Best in Show Summer Benefit Screening](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/best-in-show-summer-benefit-screening/): Join SitStayRead for some late summer belly laughs, to honor the great Catherine O'Hara, and meet some Dog Teams\. Your ticket supports no\-cost canine\-assisted literacy enrichment in K\-2nd grade Chicago Public Schools in 2026\-27\. Tickets go on sale July 15 and are limited\!  Sponsorship opportunities available\.
- [Virtual Classroom Spanish Practice](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/spanish-conversation/): Join fellow SitStayRead volunteers to practice your classroom Spanish at noon each Tuesday and Thursday this summer\. 
- [Bark 'N Ball Fiesta](https://www.sitstayread.org/events/bark-n-ball-fiesta/): Join fellow dog and book lovers who share a passion for literacy in Chicago, for an evening of food, fun, philanthropy, and fashionable four\-legged friends\.

## Team
- [Selena Clark](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/selena-clark/)
- [Sam Baudinette](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/sam-baudinette/)
- [Jayla Lewis](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/jayla-lewis/)
- [Jennifer Morales Keller](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/jen-keller/)
- [Gina Viado Mascarena](https://www.sitstayread.org/team/gina-viado-mascarena/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.sitstayread.org/sitemap_index.xml)