Institute of Reading DevelopmentReviews of readingprograms.org

My kids loved the program and the books. It helped them get more confident in reading to a group of other children. The class size was not too much and they received ample attention from the teachers. We are joining again for the fall session.

My child loved the 5th grade reading program. The selection of books were really great and he was motivated to read the lessons to prepare for the session. The facilitation was also great and he loved interacting with his peers and teacher. I would highly recommend this program.

I'm glad I signed up. My 5th grade son wasn't happy at first, but it didn't take long for him to get into it. The Zoom meetings intimidated him, but he had a great instructor who was animated and engaging. The first book, 'Tuck Everlasting', started off slow and wordy, and I began to dread getting into the program. However, by the third chapter, we didn't want to put it down. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was also a great read and my 7th grader sat in on the readings as well. We would read and discuss what or why something happened, which helped my son retain what he read. We were told what the books for the 5th grade program and he's onboard with starting a new class.

Great teacher that worked with my daughter for the summer into grade 2 lesson! Would highly recommend this program.

This reading program was definitely worth it. My 7 year old daughter completed a 8 week program this summer, and I can tell she reads more fluently. This will be our summer regime to keep her skills intact.

We enjoyed several of the reading classes/groups for 5th graders, but we were very disappointed by the Speed Reading, Writing & Study Skills Program for Entering 6th Graders. The teacher was great. I'd give her and her lessons 5 stars. But one of the two novels the group read was a repeat of a novel from a 5th grade group. There are so many amazing mid grade books. It was sheer laziness for the program to repeat a book in 2 different, but consecutive classes. When a class ends, the program sends emails encouraging families to sign up for the next class. They know kids will do a 5th grade class, then an entering 6th grade class. So they know a lot of families will pay twice for lessons on the same book. Pro Tip - Before you register for anything, ask what books are in the class.

My daughter knew how to read before I enrolled her in the program; but her reading fluency has gotten better.

Ansley is loving her class. I appreciate the fact that the person who registered us decided to place Ansley in a higher class. It has been very good for her. Also thank you for sending her two of my favorite books when I was a child. She is excited that she is reading books that I read when I was her age.