Institute of Reading DevelopmentReviews of readingprograms.org

Excellent in every way. Building creative minds through reading 📚!

I’m very happy that I found out about your program. My son loves the classes, the books and the teachers! Teachers are awesome! He just finished third semester and we signed him up for summer session. And he jumped in reading from a level D to J in a very short time, you guys do a great job!!

My grandson has enjoyed this class. His reading has improved and I hope it will continue as we plan to enroll him in this reading program again. The teachers are the best and are very knowledgeable about there job and willing to assist in extra reading help. I wish class sizes was smaller so there could be more time for reading orally.

Where to begin?! I enrolled my son in the 8 week virtual class for 4 year olds and begining kindergarten. I was anxious about it as my son has a very difficult time adjusting to remote learning. Oh my, did I get such a surprise! The teacher is very knowledgeable and skilled in his craft. They also have a way of really engaging with each student, recognizing each of them for their participation, and keeping them motivated throughout the class. It's a perfect balance of fun and activities conducive to learning. As for the online lessons, they are presented as fun and games for the students while educating them. I think it's a big deal when a program like this can keep a child of this age focused and excited to learn. I had the privilege of watching my son simply blossom, not only as a reader, but as a student overall. Now for customer service. It amazed me that a program of this size was so immediately attentive. In addition to that, there was such understanding and genuine care. I even received a follow up phone call the next day just to see that all was well. They gave my son a great learning experience, but it doesn't stop there. As a parent I was given support and ways to better help my son advance his skills. We are certainly going to enroll again and (if it's not obvious already) I highly recommend this program to anyone. It's been a tough road during the pandemic and I had reservations about spending that much knowing my son isn't great with virtual learning. I can honestly say it was worth every penny and then some. A heartfelt thank you to the teacher and everyone that made this program possible.

I have 12 year old triplets and after several months of online learning they seemed to have lost their love or learning... I signed them up for the study prep to help them get ready for Middle school this past summer and it has made a world of difference! If I could do anything over in my own education it would have been to learn how to study at a younger age! This course gave my kids a foundation that will last a lifetime! Beyond that in this pandemic education world, IRD revitalized their love of reading as well as learning. I will be forever greatful and you have made a customer for life!!!

Small classroom format was helpful for class participation. My son really enjoyed the books and discussing the questions (i.e. learning critical thinking skills). This is our second lesson and are looking forward to more.

My daughter loves reading class! She has taken several of the classes and the Improvement is remarkable. She started off as a non-reader and now can recognize sight words with more confidence. We absolutely love this program!

My son reads well but distance learning due to COVID-19 damaged his motivation. Reading a book for pleasure was suddenly boring. Although it will take time to undo the damage of months of screens, this program has provided my son high interest books and fun, upbeat, supportive teachers who are inspiring him to keep reading.