Melodee S.
I have two children in the class in…
I have two children in the class in Lakeland,Florida. For the amount of money that is paid for the program I was let down about because I was in a classroom of 15 children in not including parents. Where the teacher walked around once while the children were reading with their parent. I got no update on how my child was doing no personal pointers on what I could do for more improvement. The only reason my child is doing any better with reading is because the on line portion with the parents is good. I did call to tell my opinion of the class portion And it was heard but the class is what it is and no changes will be made. At 300$ a child I do not feel like this program has included my children’s best learning capability other than what I as the parent at already doing for them myself. In the classroom the only interaction I felt was good was the teacher read them a book on the floor. I can take them to the library for free and the librarian does that almost daily 😔
Response from Institute of Reading DevelopmentJul 3, 2019
I'm happy to hear that your children are enjoying the online lessons and find them helpful. Regarding your experience in class, we ask parents of our youngest students to attend class because kids get more out of the class that way. We also find that parents enjoy learning easy and fun ways to support their child's reading development at home. I encourage you to talk with your child's teacher directly about how your child is doing in the program. He or she would be happy to share their insights with you. Thank you for your participation in our summer reading program and I hope that the rest of the summer is a fun, positive experience for your children. - John Boyd, Director of Instruction