There's a new program in Omaha that has kids reading to dogs. It's for children who experience the trauma of being asked to read aloud in class.

Seven year old Trevor Hancock works hard on his reading skills. Just down the hall, second grader Sami McNeil does the same. Both students have a captive audience.

Trevor Hancock says, "Well, I think she falls asleep seeing pictures in her dreams or something like that."

OK, so maybe the audiences aren't completely captive, but at least they're loyal. They're also great encouragement for the first and second grade students at Fullerton Magnet School.

Trevor says, "I really like to read -- that's one thing. And I never had a dog before so I like reading to a dog."

Fullerton Magnet School Principal Mark Suing says, "We have 15 students that have either some kind of reading problem or they just don't have confidence. They don't like reading in the classroom. So we invited the dogs in so they can read to the dogs."

So the students read to dogs like Jozee, Sam and Eme every Monday night, but the end always comes too soon for the students with a new found love for reading.

Principal Suing explains the reason for using dogs is that, "Dogs are, of course, non-judgmental. So the students feel very comfortable reading in front of them and look forward to every week coming and reading with them."

The therapy dog reading program was brought to Omaha by the National Council of Jewish Women. It's now in its fourth week with two more weeks to go. After that, the program will be assessed to see if it should be extended or even expanded to other schools.