Institute of Reading DevelopmentReviews of readingprograms.org

My son was enrolled in the 5th grade reading program. Due to Covid, he did the program online. He enjoyed the sessions and the books they read. We chose to sign him up to help him with his comprehension and also to get a better grasp on his abilities as he is newly home-schooled. He loved the online discussions and it seemed to have sparked more of an interest in him to truly understand what he is reading. If there is any area this program could improve in, it would be the writing component. It focuses mostly on adding details and better verbiage, which is great. However, there is little room for interaction or feedback from the writing coaches as it is suited for short response writing. Maybe this was our experience because the program we signed up for was shorter (about 6 weeks). It just seemed it was condensed into this short time frame. However, I would do it again; maybe this time, sign him up for a longer program (8 weeks). Overall, we enjoyed everything and did appreciate the great feedback our son received from the writing coaches. I just wish the program was a little longer.

My son really loved the live class and the teacher was wonderful! He also enjoyed the online reading practice between classes! The books chosen for the class were really good and my son was excited to read them each week. Great program!

My daughter enjoyed the class ,and at the end of the class she even asked for a continuation of this reading program , and ask for something more challenging. since she’s a mediocre student, I am very happy to see these signs of eager to learn

Great! A plus experience! Thank you so much.

The teacher was very professional and skillful in teaching the online reading program. My daughter enjoyed very much the class and the exercises online. Thank you.

Great program!

My son enjoyed the program: great way of making him keep up reading during the summer.

As a teacher with a Masters in Special Education and a Reading Certificate, I was very skeptical when this Summer Reading class was moved online due to Covid-19. I called and spoke to a representative, the materials were mailed to us early for review, and I was able to go online to review the online classroom being presented. I was so excited to see that the Institute of Reading Development spent lots of time creating a logical sequence to learning, using colorful graphs, repetitive games, and crazy Bookman to interact with!